Michelin Tread Technologies
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — COVINGTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Michelin Tread Technologies | Report ID | 2025010518 |
| Address | 12170 Lochridge Blvd | City, State ZIP | COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30014 |
| Event Date | January 16, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.60000, -83.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading tire treads from a mold press when one of the treads became jammed. They connected a chain to the tread and were pulling it out of the mold when their left ring finger contacted the chain, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 16, 2025, a worker at Michelin Tread Technologies in COVINGTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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