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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015064167 · 6/29/2015 · Liberty Tire Recycling

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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Liberty Tire Recycling
Location
1593 Huber Street NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at Liberty Tire Recycling when his glove got stuck in the tail end of the pulley area of the conveyor belt and his right middle fingertip was severed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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