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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010274 · 1/12/2016 · AFG USA (NON-WOVENS), LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Other metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
AFG USA (NON-WOVENS), LLC
Location
1664 SHARON ROAD, WASHINGTON, GEORGIA, 30673
NAICS
327212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a machine that shakes raw material and fluffs up fiberglass so that it can be processed. The employee heard a sound and attempted to inspect the inside of the machine. The machine's rotating drum partially amputated his right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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