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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015085593 · 8/9/2015 · Gillette Duracell Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt

Employer

Name
Gillette Duracell Company
Location
1567 Lukken Industrial Drive, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's finger was amputated while changing a coupling on a drive shaft. The finger was pinched between an indexer sprocket and the cell chain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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