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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043872 · 4/28/2017 · Wallace Truck & Equipment Sales, 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 regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Wallace Truck & Equipment Sales, Inc.
Location
5007 Inner Perimeter Road, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS
423810
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing a sheet of steel in a shear machine when the shear was activated via the foot pedal. The employee's right hand contacted the point of operation, amputating the index finger between the end of the nailbed and the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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