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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015096598 · 9/10/2015 · Turpin, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name
Turpin, Inc.
Location
442 Grange Rd, PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing the cutter head of an auger when his left arm got caught between the auger and the casing. His left arm was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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