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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054273 · 5/17/2016 · Layne Christensen Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Layne Christensen Company
Location
3180 Wetherington Lane, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dismantling an overhead conveyor when the connection point for the rigging gave way and the conveyor fell, amputating the employee's left pinky finger at the first joint (just below the nailbed).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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