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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016042930 · 4/7/2016 · DieTech Industries

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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
DieTech Industries
Location
1341 South Park Street, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a press machine when a part fell into the scrap conveyor. He went to retrieve the part and his glove was caught in the moving conveyor, amputating the end of his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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