Thermacell Repellents, Inc
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BUFORD, GEORGIA
| Employer | Thermacell Repellents, Inc | Report ID | 2024109385 |
| Address | 4630 Distribution Parkway, Suite 100 | City, State ZIP | BUFORD, GEORGIA 30519 |
| Event Date | October 8, 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 | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325320 | Inspection # | 1782004 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.13000, -83.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on the liquid refill machine on the production line when her right hand became caught in the machine. The employee sustained a partial amputation to her middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 8, 2024, a worker at Thermacell Repellents, Inc in BUFORD, 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 bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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