Engineer Floors
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DALTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Engineer Floors | Report ID | 2018099534 |
| Address | 3201 N. Bypass | City, State ZIP | DALTON, GEORGIA 30721 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 314110 | Inspection # | 1349568 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.78000, -84.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to cut off some strings from a set of rollers when the belt being rotated by the rollers caught his scissors and amputated his right middle and ring fingertips. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2018, a worker at Engineer Floors in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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