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Mauser Packaging Solutions

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mauser Packaging Solutions in HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Mauser Packaging Solutions Report ID 2019044031
Address 1601 Valdosta Highway City, State ZIP HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA 31634
Event Date April 19, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Welding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332439 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.02000, -82.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding a hasp onto a metal box. The machine activated and the welding head came down onto the employee's right hand, pinning it against the metal box. The employee suffered finger fractures and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 19, 2019, a worker at Mauser Packaging Solutions in HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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