Printpack

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — VILLA RICA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Printpack in VILLA RICA, GEORGIA
Employer Printpack Report ID 2024087376
Address 297 Andrew Way City, State ZIP VILLA RICA, GEORGIA 30180
Event Date August 12, 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 Special process machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Drives, belts, chains
Industry (NAICS) 423990 Inspection # 1770674
GPS Coordinates 33.74000, -84.95000

Incident Narrative

On August 12, 2024 at 9:40 PM, an employee was preparing to run a job on a machine by webbing the machine when they noticed that there was a piece of film attached to the thread chain. They were manually removing it when their left thumb was pinched between the thread chain and a sprocket, resulting in an amputation to the tip of their thumb.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2024, a worker at Printpack in VILLA RICA, 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 special process machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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