C&D Trojan Battery Company
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LITHONIA, GEORGIA
| Employer | C&D Trojan Battery Company | Report ID | 2024075975 |
| Address | 5174 Minola Drive | City, State ZIP | LITHONIA, GEORGIA 30038 |
| Event Date | July 3, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Casting machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 335912 | Inspection # | 1760688 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.70000, -84.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a grid caster when the trim die got jammed into the machine. The employee was clearing the jam when they sustained amputations of their four right fingertips.
Incident Summary
On July 3, 2024, a worker at C&D Trojan Battery Company in LITHONIA, 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 casting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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