PANDUIT CORP.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CUMMING, GEORGIA
| Employer | PANDUIT CORP. | Report ID | 20191011001 |
| Address | 1819 Atlanta Hwy | City, State ZIP | CUMMING, GEORGIA 30040 |
| Event Date | October 22, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | 1441003 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.16000, -84.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was packing boxes using an electric tape dispenser when the machine became jammed. The employee was attempting to clear the jam when the machine started. The tape dispenser blade then amputated the employee's left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 22, 2019, a worker at PANDUIT CORP. in CUMMING, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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