Palletone of Florida, Inc.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA
| Employer | Palletone of Florida, Inc. | Report ID | 2019065610 |
| Address | 566 Baxley Hwy | City, State ZIP | HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA 31539 |
| Event Date | June 4, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Band saws |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321920 | Inspection # | 1408433 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.85000, -82.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clean sawdust out of the dust pipe on the six-head bandsaw and contacted the moving saw blade causing an open fracture/laceration on the right middle and ring fingers. A part of the middle finger was surgically amputated. The machine was unguarded and not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On June 4, 2019, a worker at Palletone of Florida, Inc. in HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with band saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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