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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015096484 · 9/6/2015 · Integrated Fiber Solutions, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
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 regular operation
Source
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
Integrated Fiber Solutions, LLC
Location
2313 Dalton Industrial Court, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS
313110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was threading yarn through the winder with his right hand on the aspirator. The traverse (yarn holder) grabbed his left pinky finger and lacerated it. His left ring finger was also lacerated. The pinky finger had to be surgically amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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