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Crush-It, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JULIETTE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Crush-It, Inc. in JULIETTE, GEORGIA
Employer Crush-It, Inc. Report ID 20221210624
Address 7547 Georgia Highway 87 City, State ZIP JULIETTE, GEORGIA 31046
Event Date December 6, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral
Industry (NAICS) 212319 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.98000, -83.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to change the pieces of steel used for the crusher rotor. The employee was under a bolt holding a 700-pound bar fell and crushed his left index finger against the rotor. He sustained a partial amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 6, 2022, a worker at Crush-It, Inc. in JULIETTE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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