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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016010628 · 1/22/2016 · G. Nelson Eletric Motors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
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
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
G. Nelson Eletric Motors, Inc.
Location
1218 Sylacauga Fayettville Highway, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA, 35151
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was machining a shaft and using sandpaper at a lathe when his right glove got caught in the machine, amputating his right middle and ring fingers at the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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