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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076862 · 7/27/2016 · EQUINOX CHEMICALS, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Threading and tapping machines

Employer

Name
EQUINOX CHEMICALS, LLC
Location
1909 WEST OAKRIDGE DRIVE, ALBANY, GEORGIA, 31707
NAICS
325199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pipe threading machine, cutting small pieces from large pieces, when his right thumb was pinched between an elbow and the threader, partially amputating his thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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