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XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc. in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
Employer XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc. Report ID 2019088470
Address 747 Douglas Hill Road City, State ZIP LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA 30122
Event Date August 16, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary Source Overhead hoists-electric powered
Industry (NAICS) 493190 Inspection # 1425766
GPS Coordinates 33.74000, -84.59000

Incident Narrative

At about 9:40 a.m. on August 16, 2019, a temporary employee was loading a spool of shrink-wrap on a shrink-wrap machine using an electric powered hoist. The hoist dropped the load onto the employee's finger while adjusting a roller tab that had to be in the vertical position for the roll to set in place. The employee suffered the amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2019, a worker at XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc. in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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