Holland LP

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Holland LP in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer Holland LP Report ID 2019065667
Address 1680 Marietta Road, relay rack City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318
Event Date June 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-chain
Industry (NAICS) 238190 Inspection # 1409432
GPS Coordinates 33.79000, -84.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on the conveyors. His left index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket of the gear controls causing a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2019, a worker at Holland LP in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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