Quality Holdings, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HARTWELL, GEORGIA
| Employer | Quality Holdings, LLC | Report ID | 2021010455 |
| Address | 300 Fisher Dr. | City, State ZIP | HARTWELL, GEORGIA 30643 |
| Event Date | January 18, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.35000, -82.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was helping other employees separate bins that were stacked together. When a bin was separated from the stack and slid forward, the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the lip of the bin he was pulling out and the bottom edge of the bin that had already been moved from the stack. The fingertip was crushed and lacerated, and had to be medically amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 18, 2021, a worker at Quality Holdings, LLC in HARTWELL, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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