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Coats & Clark, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — ALBANY, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Coats & Clark, Inc. in ALBANY, GEORGIA
Employer Coats & Clark, Inc. Report ID 2020088227
Address 901 CLARK AVENUE City, State ZIP ALBANY, GEORGIA 31705
Event Date August 30, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 313310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.58000, -84.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling film out of the can that has a vacuum on top that pulls the waste film off of the line. The fan blades lacerated two fingers on the employee's left hand. A fingertip was surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 30, 2020, a worker at Coats & Clark, Inc. in ALBANY, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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