Georgia Biomass, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WAYCROSS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Georgia Biomass, LLC | Report ID | 2020025031 |
| Address | 3390 Industrial Boulevard | City, State ZIP | WAYCROSS, GEORGIA 31503 |
| Event Date | February 21, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Secondary Source | Wrenches-power not determined | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 454319 | Inspection # | 1485229 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.26000, -82.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a pellet clog in a conveyor using a wrench when the hand wrench contacted the moving conveyor chain, causing the wrench to move forward and resulting in the employee's right index finger being pinched between the wrench and the conveyor housing. The employee sustained an amputation of the distal right index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On February 21, 2020, a worker at Georgia Biomass, LLC in WAYCROSS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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