Steel & Metal Systems, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Steel & Metal Systems, Inc. in BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA
Employer Steel & Metal Systems, Inc. Report ID 2020065246
Address 617 Memory Street, [email protected] City, State ZIP BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA 31516
Event Date June 5, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332311 Inspection # 1478476
GPS Coordinates 31.32000, -82.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee had placed a piece of sheet metal into a folding machine and was operating the machine when the metal slipped further into the machine. The top plate came down on the employee's left middle fingertip, causing an amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2020, a worker at Steel & Metal Systems, Inc. in BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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