Amputations

Name: Amputations at LG Hausys America
Start: 10/27/2016

1 amputation · 20161010131 · 10/27/2016 · LG Hausys America

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Stone, marble, granite slabs
Secondary source: Conveyors-live roller

Employer

Name: LG Hausys America
Location: 310 LG Dr, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
NAICS: 326191
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was measuring the thickness of the granite and got caught between the granite and the roller on the conveyor. The employee's left index finger was amputated.

Source

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