SK Battery America Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — COMMERCE, GEORGIA
| Employer | SK Battery America Inc. | Report ID | 20241110588 |
| Address | 1760 SK Boulevard | City, State ZIP | COMMERCE, GEORGIA 30529 |
| Event Date | November 13, 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 | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cleaning handtools n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 335912 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.23000, -83.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing preventative maintenance and lubricating the chain on a machine when the chain pulled the rag the employee was using into the machine, resulting in amputation of the employee's left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On November 13, 2024, a worker at SK Battery America Inc. in COMMERCE, 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 machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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