TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WHITE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC. in WHITE, GEORGIA
Employer TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC. Report ID 2021097687
Address 3660 HWY 411 NE City, State ZIP WHITE, GEORGIA 30184
Event Date September 7, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.29000, -84.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was starting up machines after a holiday. Noticing a jam on the powder feed system, he tried to remove a valve. The butterfly mechanism in the valve closed and amputated the tip of his right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2021, a worker at TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC. in WHITE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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