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Cobb-Vatress, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CLEVELAND, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cobb-Vatress, Inc. in CLEVELAND, GEORGIA
Employer Cobb-Vatress, Inc. Report ID 2019043454
Address 430 H-Bar J Drive City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, GEORGIA 30528
Event Date April 3, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 112340 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.53000, -83.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a bearing assembly on the outside of a weighted feed bin. After repairs were completed, the employee was putting the completed assembly back into the feeder housing when the feeder coil suddenly retracted into the feeder housing. His finger was pinched between the bearing cap and the feeder housing, resulting in a partial amputation and open fracture to the left middle finger. The motor on the feed bin was locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2019, a worker at Cobb-Vatress, Inc. in CLEVELAND, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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