Doehler North America Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Doehler North America Inc. | Report ID | 2021109005 |
| Address | 400 HighPoint Rd | City, State ZIP | CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120 |
| Event Date | October 19, 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 | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 312111 | Inspection # | 1560376 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.20000, -84.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating the bottling production line when the line stopped. The employee tried to clear a label jammed on the machinery when the machinery contacted the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in amputation. The machinery was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On October 19, 2021, a worker at Doehler North America Inc. in CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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