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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015063971 · 6/22/2015 · Bankhead Railway Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Bankhead Railway Services, Inc.
Location
1680 Marietta Road NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
NAICS
488210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing an electrical flash butt welding machine while it was energized. The rail clamp engaged and crushed the employee's right middle and index fingers. The fingertips were surgically removed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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