River Mill Data Management
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
| Employer | River Mill Data Management | Report ID | 20241010063 |
| Address | 3715 1st Avenue | City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31904 |
| Event Date | October 29, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Trash compactors, shredders |
| Secondary Source | Powered take offs (PTOs) | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561990 | Inspection # | 1786634 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.49000, -84.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On October 29, 2024, an employee was unbinding a belt on a power take-off (PTO) driven paper shredder when the PTO started turning the pulleys. The employee's hand was caught in the belt drive, resulting in a finger amputation and a partial finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 29, 2024, a worker at River Mill Data Management in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with trash compactors, shredders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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