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Fedex Ground

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Fedex Ground in NORCROSS, GEORGIA
Employer Fedex Ground Report ID 20201010190
Address 6265 Atlantic Blvd. City, State ZIP NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
Event Date October 27, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Conveyors-roller
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.94000, -84.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a non-powered roller conveyor when the tip of their left index finger was caught between two metal conveyor parts and amputated without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On October 27, 2020, a worker at Fedex Ground in NORCROSS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with conveyors-roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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