Southwire
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — VILLA RICA, GEORGIA
| Employer | Southwire | Report ID | 2020099065 |
| Address | 5810 Trade Center Ct | City, State ZIP | VILLA RICA, GEORGIA 30180 |
| Event Date | September 24, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333249 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.72000, -84.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A cable operator was staging a reel into the payoff. As she was attempting to manually position the shaft into the hole, her right thumb was caught between the metal reel and the drive arm plate resulting in a below the nail bed thumb amputation without bone loss.
Incident Summary
On September 24, 2020, a worker at Southwire in VILLA RICA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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