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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054295 · 5/11/2017 · Agri-Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Log processing machinery

Employer

Name
Agri-Products, Inc.
Location
182 Peachtree Rd, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, 31750
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee noticed that a shaver box was making a strange noise and called a coworker for assistance. After the coworker identified that the noise was being caused by a piece of wood that was hung up in the shaver box, he pressed the stop button to initiate the shutdown process. While the employee was attempting to remove the piece of wood, his foot was on the chain of the shaver box. The chain was still coasting to a stop and pulled the employee's right foot into the drive sprocket. He suffered a hole in the top of his foot, a crushed fourth toe, and a deeply lacerated pinky toe. His right fourth toe had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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