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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016010644 · 1/22/2016 · SKC, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SKC, INC.
Location
1000 SKC DRIVE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was emptying the dust collector on a fines hopper. After she centered the drum under the discharge, she raised her left hand to shake fines off of her hand. Her hand entered the vertical discharge chute, and her fingers contacted the rotating vanes of the rotary valve, amputating her left middle and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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