ROYSTON, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — JASPER, GEORGIA
| Employer | ROYSTON, LLC | Report ID | 20191010479 |
| Address | 1 PICKROY ROAD | City, State ZIP | JASPER, GEORGIA 30143 |
| Event Date | October 7, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Boring, routing, notching machines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 541420 | Inspection # | 1446141 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.43000, -84.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working near a router head when a piece of wood was vacuumed into the router head. As the employee was trying to remove the wood, the employee's hand was pulled into the bit. The employee suffered lacerations and a fracture to the left ring finger, along the top.
Incident Summary
On October 7, 2019, a worker at ROYSTON, LLC in JASPER, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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