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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016099077 · 9/26/2016 · Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc
Location
301 South Blanchard Street, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS
314999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a moving printer roller with a paint scraper while holding a rag in his left hand. The rag became caught inside the printer roller and anilox roller gears, pulling his left hand in and causing an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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