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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032491 · 3/17/2017 · Marshalls Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Marshalls Distribution Center
Location
2300 Miller Rd, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30035
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a conveyor and was wiping down the conveyor frame with a rag when the rag got caught between the conveyor belt and the roller. The employee's right hand was pulled into the machine and his right middle and index fingers were severely lacerated resulting in amputation. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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