Brakebush Hartwell, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HARTWELL, GEORGIA
| Employer | Brakebush Hartwell, LLC | Report ID | 2025032850 |
| Address | 355 Industrial Park Road | City, State ZIP | HARTWELL, GEORGIA 30643 |
| Event Date | March 26, 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 | Valves, nozzles |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1815021 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.33000, -82.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on an air actuator and was working to clear a jam on a ball valve when the ball valve amputated their left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 26, 2025, a worker at Brakebush Hartwell, LLC in HARTWELL, 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 valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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