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Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing,INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WHITE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing,INC. in WHITE, GEORGIA
Employer Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing,INC. Report ID 2019043527
Address 3660 Highway 411 City, State ZIP WHITE, GEORGIA 30184
Event Date April 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 326211 Inspection # 1392065
GPS Coordinates 34.29000, -84.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a calender machine when some of the cords became misaligned. The employee's hand was caught between the machine's rollers, causing lacerations, fractures and the amputation of the employee's ring and pinky fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 5, 2019, a worker at Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing,INC. in WHITE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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