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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032677 · 3/18/2016 · Toray Carbon Fibers America

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Toray Carbon Fibers America
Location
2030 Hwy 20, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the carbon fiber spinning machine and cleaning out the valve. A finger got pinched when the valve closed resulting in the amputation of the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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