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SoftWear Automation, INC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SoftWear Automation, INC in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer SoftWear Automation, INC Report ID 2019099730
Address 665 8th St NW City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318
Event Date September 17, 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 Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333249 Inspection # 1431717
GPS Coordinates 33.77000, -84.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment on a piece of machinery when his left index finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2019, a worker at SoftWear Automation, INC in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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 hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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