Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GEORGIA POWER, 317 Covered Bridge Rd, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was acting as a spotter as another employee was operating a portable crane to remove a bag house filter. His hand was holding the top part of the hoist's load cable when it reeled in his left index finger, pinching it and resulting in a surgical amputation.
An employee was placing tools and equipment in a line truck when he slipped on the steps at a height of 2 to 3 feet and fell to the gravel ground, injuring his back.
On 6/27/2018, at approximately 4:30 a.m., an employee was cutting a tree off a power line when a limb popped back and struck his side. He suffered fractured ribs and a chest contusion, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was aligning an auger with the boom on the back of a utility line truck when his left finger was pinched between the auger and the boom truck, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was in a bucket truck with a jib (rope and pulley system). The employee was using the pulley system to pull up an insulator. While trying to pull up the insulator, the employee's hand was caught between the rope and the pulley resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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