Kindercore Vinyl, LLC
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — ATHENS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Kindercore Vinyl, LLC | Report ID | 20221110163 |
| Address | 147 Fritz Mar Lane | City, State ZIP | ATHENS, GEORGIA 30607 |
| Event Date | November 22, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 425120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.98000, -83.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using an automated press machine to remove the center label from a 12-inch vinyl record. As the employee pointed to something on the running press machine, the tip of his finger was amputated; it was later surgically reattached.
Incident Summary
On November 22, 2022, a worker at Kindercore Vinyl, LLC in ATHENS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with presses, except printing, 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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