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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015010701 · 1/22/2015 · TOGA MANUFACTURING

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
TOGA MANUFACTURING
Location
1003 HWY 42 SOUTH, JACKSON, GEORGIA, 30233
NAICS
333319
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee helping machine operator attempted to adjust a hydraulic press. The press cycled and pinched the employee's finger between the die and the machine, later resulting in the amputation of the right index finger up to the first knuckle at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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