Parkdale Mills,Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LEESBURG, ALABAMA
| Employer | Parkdale Mills,Inc. | Report ID | 20181213196 |
| Address | 400 Industrial Blvd | City, State ZIP | LEESBURG, ALABAMA 35983 |
| Event Date | December 26, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313110 | Inspection # | 1369064 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.18000, -85.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing lint from a monitor behind a robot. As the employee was pulling his hand out of the docking piece, the robot moved and caught his finger between the docking piece and the flat piece of metal on the bottom of the robot. The tip of his right little finger was amputated.
Incident Summary
On December 26, 2018, a worker at Parkdale Mills,Inc. in LEESBURG, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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