Thomson Plastics, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — THOMSON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Thomson Plastics, Inc. | Report ID | 2024076742 |
| Address | 130 Quality Dr. | City, State ZIP | THOMSON, GEORGIA 30824 |
| Event Date | July 24, 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 | Stamping machinery, presses except printing |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1766109 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.45000, -82.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing the loader from the press machine. The loader got stuck and while the employee was clearing it the loader shifted forward, resulting in an amputation to their left index finger.
Incident Summary
On July 24, 2024, a worker at Thomson Plastics, Inc. in THOMSON, 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 stamping machinery, presses except printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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