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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015030587 · 3/10/2015 · Adairsville Pallet Company, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Adairsville Pallet Company, LLC
Location
97 Old Dixie Highway, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a pallet dismantler machine when he reached his right hand into the machine to remove a piece of wood that was causing a jam. The tip of the employee's right thumb was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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