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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054043 · 5/3/2017 · ACM Georgia, LLC

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
Forging machinery

Employer

Name
ACM Georgia, LLC
Location
975 Thomson Hwy, WARRENTON, GEORGIA, 30828
NAICS
441310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unhook a chain from a furnace lid that was stuck when the furnace operator pushed the lift button to the furnace lid and the chain caught the employee's left middle finger, amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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