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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017076480 · 7/13/2017 · Flint Hills Resources Camilla, 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Flint Hills Resources Camilla, LLC
Location
4433 Lewis B Collins Road, PELHAM, GEORGIA, 31779
NAICS
325193
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had removed an old hammer mill screen and was installing the new screen when his right ring finger was pinched between the hammer mill's support cage bracket and the hammer mill screen, amputating the distal phalanx.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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