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Caravels, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Caravels, LLC in RINCON, GEORGIA
Employer Caravels, LLC Report ID 2020077150
Address 2789 Georgia Highway 21 South City, State ZIP RINCON, GEORGIA 31326
Event Date July 30, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Winders, unwinders
Industry (NAICS) 334416 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.29000, -81.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing the head unit on an automated cable-wrapping machine along its roller bar tracks. The employee's right hand was caught between the head unit and a support mount on the roller bar tracks, causing a partial amputation to the little finger.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2020, a worker at Caravels, LLC in RINCON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with winders, unwinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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