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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017076648 · 7/18/2017 · Elberta Crate & Box Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Elberta Crate & Box Co.
Location
606 Dothan Highway, BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA, 39818
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing wooden cleats from a top conveyor belt and tossing them onto a bottom belt when the employee's right thumb was caught between the bottom belt's chain and sprocket, amputating 3/4 of the right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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