CFL USA, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | CFL USA, LLC | Report ID | 2025032672 |
| Address | 3576 U. S. HIGHWAY 41 | City, State ZIP | ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA 30103 |
| Event Date | March 20, 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 | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321918 | Inspection # | 1814092 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.41000, -84.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On March 20, 2025, an employee was watching the acoustic backing section of a line. He noticed that there was a trim from the acoustic layer wrapped around the first pressure roll section on the non-operator side. He went to remove the trim and his leather glove got caught in the nip point. His index fingertip was amputated at the fingernail. The machine was running and a guard was in place at the time.
Incident Summary
On March 20, 2025, a worker at CFL USA, LLC in ADAIRSVILLE, 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 metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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