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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016087060 · 8/1/2016 · Superior Industries, Inc. - Fesco Division

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Superior Industries, Inc. - Fesco Division
Location
10 Fesco Way, LOGANVILLE, GEORGIA, 30052
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tack welding with an automatic MIG welder. The employee was holding the steel part with one hand and engaged the pneumatic clamp with the other hand. The clamp smashed and amputated his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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