Amputations

Name: Amputations at SBJ Recycling Inc.
Start: 2/2/2016

1 amputation · 2016021001 · 2/2/2016 · SBJ Recycling Inc.

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: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: SBJ Recycling Inc.
Location: 2006 James Court NE, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a plastic recycling line when the fan blades inside the machine hit and partially amputated the employee's right index and middle fingers. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown