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SELIT North America INC.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SELIT North America INC. in COMMERCE, GEORGIA
Employer SELIT North America INC. Report ID 2022021106
Address 112 SELIT Dr City, State ZIP COMMERCE, GEORGIA 30529
Event Date February 6, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326140 Inspection # 1577672
GPS Coordinates 34.26000, -83.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting maintenance with a jam that occurred in another machine when the machine's blades amputated three of the employee's fingers.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2022, a worker at SELIT North America INC. in COMMERCE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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 amputation.

Context

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