Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.
Start: 10/6/2016

1 amputation · 2016109444 · 10/6/2016 · Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.
Location: 250 Southwell Blvd, TIFTON, GEORGIA, 31794
NAICS: 331319
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a gear on a strapping machine conveyor. Bundles (of aluminum) continued to be put on the strapping conveyor while the employee was installing the gear. When a bundle hit the photo eye, the conveyor belt engaged and amputated the employee's right index finger below the second knuckle. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

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