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Otis Elevator Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MARIETTA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Otis Elevator Company in MARIETTA, GEORGIA
Employer Otis Elevator Company Report ID 2021097963
Address 840 Franklin Ct Suite 200 City, State ZIP MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30067
Event Date September 15, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Elevators
Industry (NAICS) 333921 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.92000, -84.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was guiding a powered industrial vehicle into position to lower an elevator machine onto a pedestal for installation. The elevator machine shifted and pinched the employee's fingertip. The fingertip was amputated above the nailbed, without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On September 15, 2021, a worker at Otis Elevator Company in MARIETTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with elevators identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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