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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107392 · 10/5/2015 · Southwire

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Southwire
Location
111 Development Drive, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117
NAICS
333249
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was weighing off ingredients that went into the plastic homogenization for electrical wire jacket/insulation manufacturing. While he was attempting to remove excess material, a roll mill caught and partially amputated his right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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