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Elixir Door and Metals Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DOUGLAS, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Elixir Door and Metals Company in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
Employer Elixir Door and Metals Company Report ID 2022108768
Address 1215 Pope Drive City, State ZIP DOUGLAS, GEORGIA 31533
Event Date October 5, 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 regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 332321 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.49000, -82.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of polystyrene foam when the rotating portion of the saw pulled her glove into the saw. The employee sustained a one-eighth- to one-quarter-inch amputation to her right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On October 5, 2022, a worker at Elixir Door and Metals Company in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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