Engineered Floors, LLC
Trip on uneven surface without fall — Cuts, lacerations — DALTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Engineered Floors, LLC | Report ID | 2021065054 |
| Address | 1502 Coronet Drive | City, State ZIP | DALTON, GEORGIA 30721 |
| Event Date | June 21, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Trip on uneven surface without fall | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Secondary Source | Catwalks | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.79000, -84.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was looking for defects in a carpet while standing on the floor between a catwalk and the exit roller of a tufting machine. He stepped backward and tripped on the edge of the catwalk, grabbing onto the exit roller of the machine with his left hand in order to catch himself. While doing so, his left index finger went into the keyway hole on the rotating exit roller, which caused his left index finger to be lacerated.
Incident Summary
On June 21, 2021, a worker at Engineered Floors, LLC in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as trip on uneven surface without fall, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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