Guardian Automotive Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Amputations - COVINGTON, Georgia
| Employer | Guardian Automotive Corporation |
| Address | 10116 Industrial Blvd NE |
| City, State ZIP | COVINGTON, Georgia 30014 |
| Report ID | 2019010332 |
| Event Date | January 10, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations |
| Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61258, -83.83524 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee put a repaired motor back on a stamping press and was turning the belts to make sure they were all lined up in the groove. His hand became caught between the motor pulley and belt. He sustained a crushing injury with an open distal phalanx fracture and a nail and nailbed injury to the left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 10, 2019, a worker at Guardian Automotive Corporation in COVINGTON, Georgia suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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