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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032176 · 3/11/2016 · Great Dane Trailers, 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
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Great Dane Trailers, Inc.
Location
177 Gateway BLVD, STATESBORO, GEORGIA, 30458
NAICS
336212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working with a brake press, pushing a 1-foot by 5-foot piece of metal up under the hold-down dogs, when the machine cycled. The employee's left index finger was crushed and amputated by the hold-down dogs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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