PRATT PAPER (GA), LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CONYERS, GEORGIA
| Employer | PRATT PAPER (GA), LLC | Report ID | 2023021781 |
| Address | 1800-A Sarasota Business Pkwy | City, State ZIP | CONYERS, GEORGIA 30013 |
| Event Date | February 25, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | 1654468 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.65000, -83.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was running strips of paper through a paper testing machine. The employee was clearing a jam and sustained partial amputations to the index and middle fingers.
Incident Summary
On February 25, 2023, a worker at PRATT PAPER (GA), LLC in CONYERS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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