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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021515 · 2/18/2016 · Engineered Floors, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Engineered Floors, LLC
Location
1025 Enterprise Dr., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS
314110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing the backing core of a tufting machine with a new primary backing when her right finger was caught between the backing jack and the backing core of the machine. Her right-hand middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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