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SK Battery America Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Fractures — COMMERCE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SK Battery America Inc. in COMMERCE, GEORGIA
Employer SK Battery America Inc. Report ID 2023098339
Address 1760 Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway City, State ZIP COMMERCE, GEORGIA 30529
Event Date September 9, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Other machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 335912 Inspection # 1697665
GPS Coordinates 34.22000, -83.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was being trained when they were caught inside the process trash collection bin after the bin was energized. The employee sustained a broken left leg.

Incident Summary

On September 9, 2023, a worker at SK Battery America Inc. in COMMERCE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with other machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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