The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc. in CORDELE, GEORGIA
Employer The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc. Report ID 2019055221
Address 315 20th St. City, State ZIP CORDELE, GEORGIA 31015
Event Date May 23, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Tables, worktables
Industry (NAICS) 333298 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.95000, -83.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee, using a sling and hoist, was flipping a liner plate to inspect the underside. When he flipped and laid it down, the plate began to slip across the table. The employee used his right hand to try and stop the plate from sliding and the plate pinched his fingertip against the frame of the table. He suffered an amputation of the last digit of his right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2019, a worker at The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc. in CORDELE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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