Piana Nonwovens, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Piana Nonwovens, LLC | Report ID | 2024010268 |
| Address | 101 Old Mill Road, Building 300 | City, State ZIP | CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120 |
| Event Date | January 11, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Picking, carding, combing machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 313310 | Inspection # | 1722753 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.15000, -84.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On January 11, 2024, an employee was cleaning a card machine when their finger was pulled into the rollers, resulting in an amputation to the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On January 11, 2024, a worker at Piana Nonwovens, LLC in CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with picking, carding, combing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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