Printpack
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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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