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CGL Companies

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CGL Companies in JONESBORO, GEORGIA
Employer CGL Companies Report ID 2020077082
Address 9151 Tara Blvd City, State ZIP JONESBORO, GEORGIA 30236
Event Date July 28, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Clothes washers
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.50000, -84.35000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were fixing a commercial washing machine. As the drum was being manually spun to bring a broken airline into view, the injured employee's left middle finger became caught in the pulley system resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2020, a worker at CGL Companies in JONESBORO, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with clothes washers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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