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Quality Holdings, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Quality Holdings, LLC in HARTWELL, GEORGIA
Employer Quality Holdings, LLC Report ID 2023010106
Address 300 Fisher Dr. City, State ZIP HARTWELL, GEORGIA 30643
Event Date January 5, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Jacks
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1642694
GPS Coordinates 34.35000, -82.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a large steel wheel on a machine using a bottle jack. While lifting the wheel, the jack came down onto the employee's hand, resulting in crush injuries. The employee's left middle finger was medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 5, 2023, a worker at Quality Holdings, LLC in HARTWELL, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with jacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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