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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087869 · 8/22/2016 · Cottrell Incorporated

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
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Cottrell Incorporated
Location
2125 Candler Road, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
NAICS
336212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press to bend a 10-inch piece of metal with the long end in the machine. His hand entered the point of operation, crushing and avulsing his left ring and middle fingertips, which had to be amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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