Lanier Color Company, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Lanier Color Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2024010282 |
| Address | 2224 Atlanta Highway SW | City, State ZIP | GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30504 |
| Event Date | January 11, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Secondary Source | Scrapers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325991 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.25000, -83.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning an extruder throat with a putty knife. The knife became caught and the employee's right index finger came into contact with the extruder screw. About 3/8 inch of the fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 11, 2024, a worker at Lanier Color Company, Inc. in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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