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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016099101 · 9/26/2016 · BEAULIEU OF AMERICA

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
BEAULIEU OF AMERICA
Location
3620 Highway 411 North, ETON, GEORGIA, 30724
NAICS
314110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing a manual adjustment to the shaft of the tufting machine when the belt pulled his right hand into the machine, amputating three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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