Floor Pro Packaging Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Floor Pro Packaging Inc | Report ID | 2018088922 |
| Address | 130 Beasley Rd. SW | City, State ZIP | CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120 |
| Event Date | August 28, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Hand(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 316998 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.11000, -84.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was filling boxes under the chute of a ribbon blender when his hand entered the chute and was pinched in the machinery, resulting in a right hand amputation. The ribbon blender was in operation at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2018, a worker at Floor Pro Packaging Inc in CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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