Amputations

Name: Amputations at Moount Vernon Mills
Start: 10/4/2016

1 amputation · 2016109345 · 10/4/2016 · Moount Vernon Mills

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: Moount Vernon Mills
Location: 91 Fourth St, TRION, GEORGIA, 30753
NAICS: 333292
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee noticed that there was lint built up on a mounted fan. He then got a paper towel and began to wipe the lint off. His finger went between the guard, and the fan blades amputated his left index fingertip. The fan was on at the time.

Source

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