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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032058 · 3/7/2016 · Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC
Location
57 Melvin Clark Rd., BAKERHILL, ALABAMA, 36027
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning up the area when he noticed a piece of meat on the frame of an overhead saw (tail cutter). The employee reached up to get the meat but contacted the blade instead, amputating his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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