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Berry Global Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Berry Global Inc. in GRIFFIN, GEORGIA
Employer Berry Global Inc. Report ID 2019076955
Address 1201 S Pine Hill Rd City, State ZIP GRIFFIN, GEORGIA 30224
Event Date July 10, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Winders, unwinders
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.21000, -84.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inserting a shaft into a cardboard core on the winder machine when his right middle fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2019, a worker at Berry Global Inc. in GRIFFIN, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with winders, unwinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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