Patrick Industries, Inc.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — AMERICUS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Patrick Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2022087304 |
| Address | 304 Swett Ave | City, State ZIP | AMERICUS, GEORGIA 31709 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337110 | Inspection # | 1618076 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.05000, -84.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading boards onto a panel saw while troubleshooting. The employee's right hand contacted the saw blade and their index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2022, a worker at Patrick Industries, Inc. in AMERICUS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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