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Haering Precision USA LP

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — LAVONIA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Haering Precision USA LP in LAVONIA, GEORGIA
Employer Haering Precision USA LP Report ID 2022098398
Address 50 Anton Haering St., Lavonia City, State ZIP LAVONIA, GEORGIA 30553
Event Date September 22, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Metal chips, particles
Industry (NAICS) 336390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.40000, -83.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing parts for an auto part washer. Metal shavings penetrated the skin of the employee's hands, which began to swell. He developed a bacterial infection.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2022, a worker at Haering Precision USA LP in LAVONIA, GEORGIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with metal chips, particles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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