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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043896 · 4/29/2017 · SNF Holding Company

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
Other special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
SNF Holding Company
Location
1 Chemical Plant Road, RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear clogged material from a silo's inspection port when the rotary valve flights caught and amputated the fleshy pad of his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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