Amputations

Name: Amputations at SKC, INC.
Start: 8/5/2015

1 amputation · 2015085439 · 8/5/2015 · SKC, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: SKC, INC.
Location: 1000 SKC DRIVE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a rotary valve for a pallet on the roof. While cleaning debris around the plug inside the fitting valve, the employee's finger was amputated by rotating blades. The unit was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown