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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015021229 · 2/7/2015 · Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Location
1527 WARING ROAD, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30722
NAICS
314110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a twister machine, removing a package of yarn. The yarn fell into the shaft and pulled her finger into the shaft, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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