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Greenville Metal Works

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ROSE HILL, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Greenville Metal Works in ROSE HILL, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Greenville Metal Works Report ID 2022043494
Address Axel America, LLC, 150 Russell Crutcher Road City, State ZIP ROSE HILL, MISSISSIPPI 39356
Event Date April 22, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.13000, -88.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing a stretch wrapper machine. The employee checked the chain tension of the machine after servicing and their right index finger became caught in the chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation with no bone loss.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2022, a worker at Greenville Metal Works in ROSE HILL, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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