Dart Container Corporation of Georgia
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LITHONIA, GEORGIA
| Employer | Dart Container Corporation of Georgia | Report ID | 2025032401 |
| Address | 2120 Lithonia Ind Blvd | City, State ZIP | LITHONIA, GEORGIA 30058 |
| Event Date | March 13, 2025 | 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 | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326140 | Inspection # | 1813458 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.72000, -84.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was diagnosing an issue with a bagger that had jammed. The employee was cleaning out a piece of supporting equipment (a scrap barrel) when the blower motor contacted his right middle fingertip and fingernail, resulting in an amputation. The blower motor was not guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On March 13, 2025, a worker at Dart Container Corporation of Georgia in LITHONIA, 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 packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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