Superior International Industries, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Superior International Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2021020982 |
| Address | 1050 Columbia Drive | City, State ZIP | CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30117 |
| Event Date | February 3, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal plates, metal panels |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61000, -85.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting a plating operator with moving a 5/8" X 60" X 125" steel plate weighing 1,200 pounds to a 4" X 4" piece of dunnage. During the transfer, the employee placed his hand on the dunnage as the operator was using a pry bar to move the plate to a table. The plate caught the employee's ring finger and crushed it, resulting in a laceration that became an amputation.
Incident Summary
On February 3, 2021, a worker at Superior International Industries, Inc. in CARROLLTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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