Agri-Products Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FITZGERALD, GEORGIA
| Employer | Agri-Products Inc | Report ID | 2019077610 |
| Address | 182 Peachtree Rd | City, State ZIP | FITZGERALD, GEORGIA 31750 |
| Event Date | July 25, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.70000, -83.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a belt over a pulley on a fan when his left middle finger was caught between the belt and the pulley. He pulled his hand out and tissue was removed from the first joint of his finger.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2019, a worker at Agri-Products Inc in FITZGERALD, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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