Trojan Battery Company, LLC

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LITHONIA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Trojan Battery Company, LLC in LITHONIA, GEORGIA
Employer Trojan Battery Company, LLC Report ID 2025032337
Address 5174 Minola Drive City, State ZIP LITHONIA, GEORGIA 30038
Event Date March 11, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Conveyors unspecified
Secondary Source Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating
Industry (NAICS) 335912 Inspection # 1811327
GPS Coordinates 33.70000, -84.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing material on an upright conveyor. The conveyor chain caught his glove, and his middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2025, a worker at Trojan Battery Company, LLC in LITHONIA, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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