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GIW INDUSTRIES, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — GROVETOWN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GIW INDUSTRIES, INC. in GROVETOWN, GEORGIA
Employer GIW INDUSTRIES, INC. Report ID 2021064738
Address 5000 WRIGHTSBORO ROAD City, State ZIP GROVETOWN, GEORGIA 30813
Event Date June 10, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 333911 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.45000, -82.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a load from the mold area to the melting area. The employee was lowering the mold when his pinky finger was crushed by the mold, resulting in a broken finger.

Incident Summary

On June 10, 2021, a worker at GIW INDUSTRIES, INC. in GROVETOWN, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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