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WestRock Recycling

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at WestRock Recycling in TUCKER, GEORGIA
Employer WestRock Recycling Report ID 2020109525
Address 3434 Montreal Industrial Way City, State ZIP TUCKER, GEORGIA 30084
Event Date October 6, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 562920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.84000, -84.25000

Incident Narrative

An operations manager was helping another worker unjam a dock plate when his middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the dock plate and a trailer.

Incident Summary

On October 6, 2020, a worker at WestRock Recycling in TUCKER, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates 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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