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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161010056 · 10/26/2016 · Wheelabrator

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Box cutters and razor knives

Employer

Name: Wheelabrator
Location: 1601 Executive Dr., LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
NAICS: 333999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to cut plastic wrap from a bundle of boxes and lacerated the tip of his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown