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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211332 · 12/5/2016 · Foss Manufacturing Company, LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Foss Manufacturing Company, LLC
Location
243 Huffaker Road, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
NAICS
313230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was wrapping a roll on a packaging crater when his right middle finger and ring finger were caught between a chain guard and a wind-up roller switch. His middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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