On Site Ag Services Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - LYONS, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at On Site Ag Services Inc. in LYONS, Georgia
Employer On Site Ag Services Inc.
Address 3309 East 1st Street
City, State ZIP LYONS, Georgia 30436
Report ID 2021075816
Event Date July 15, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Sealing, stapling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 115115
GPS Coordinates 32.15000, -82.40000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was monitoring an automated onion bagging machine. The employee noticed a piece of scrap wood stuck in the staple machine. After he removed it, the machine cycled and a staple went through his left middle fingertip. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2021, a worker at On Site Ag Services Inc. in LYONS, Georgia suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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