Century Granite Company, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ELBERTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Century Granite Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2023010176 |
| Address | 583 Harmony Dr. | City, State ZIP | ELBERTON, GEORGIA 30635 |
| Event Date | January 6, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Hand(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327991 | Inspection # | 1643528 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.10000, -82.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee accessed the platform of a saw machine to observe sensor issues. While attempting to fix the issue, the right sleeve of his shirt was caught by the gear switch that pulls the saw from left to right and his right hand was crushed. The employee was taken to the hospital and his right hand was medically amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 6, 2023, a worker at Century Granite Company, Inc. in ELBERTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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