Amputations

Name: Amputations at Trojan Battery Company
Start: 11/2/2016

1 amputation · 20161110334 · 11/2/2016 · Trojan Battery Company

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: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: Trojan Battery Company
Location: 3012 George J. Lyons Parkway, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 31082
NAICS: 335911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a chain and sprocket inside a welder machine conveyor when a coworker started the machine from the other end while the employee's hand was still inside. His left fourth fingertip was amputated.

Source

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