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SUHNER MANUFACTURING, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — ROME, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SUHNER MANUFACTURING, INC. in ROME, GEORGIA
Employer SUHNER MANUFACTURING, INC. Report ID 20181010799
Address 43 Anderson Rd. SW. City, State ZIP ROME, GEORGIA 30161
Event Date October 19, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333515 Inspection # 1356613
GPS Coordinates 34.20000, -85.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a cut and square machine which has two functions. First it compresses the ends of a flexible wire into a square and then cuts it into 36-inch segments. It uses two grinding wheels driven by a set of gears to cut the segments. The employee was checking the grinding wheels when the wheels activated and pinched his left hand in the gears. The employee's left middle finger was amputated. The machine was guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2018, a worker at SUHNER MANUFACTURING, INC. in ROME, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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