CKS Packaging Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | CKS Packaging Inc. | Report ID | 2020087958 |
| Address | 300 Fisk Dr | City, State ZIP | ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336 |
| Event Date | August 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 | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326160 | Inspection # | 1490687 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.72000, -84.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was wiping the top of a machine with a cloth when her finger slipped through an opening on the guard and the mold clamp closed on her fingertip and amputated it.
Incident Summary
On August 21, 2020, a worker at CKS Packaging Inc. in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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