DALTON, GEORGIA—
IVC US, Inc.
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at IVC US, Inc., 101 IVC Drive, DALTON, GEORGIA 30721 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working in the electrical box changing out an fuse block and replacing it with a motor circuit breaker. The employee made contact with a live component and an arc flash occurred causing burns to the employee's face, both hands, and forearms.
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DALTON, GEORGIA—
IVC US, INC.
An employee was resetting film on a laminator after a breakout. The employee's gloves were caught in the bottom roller; the roller pulled in his hands, causing contusions to both hands and his right arm.
DALTON, GEORGIA—
IVC US, INC
An employee was pushing a die cart into position at a press machine. As the cart rolled into position, her left ring and middle fingers were crushed and broken between the cart and frame of the press machine.
DALTON, GEORGIA—
IVC US, Inc.
An employee was cleaning a conveyor when her left-hand glove was caught in a roller. Her left middle finger was partially amputated, and her left index finger was fractured.
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