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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2017076772 · 7/20/2017 · Trojan Battery Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Trojan Battery Company, LLC
Location
5174 Minola Drive, LITHONIA, GEORGIA, 30038
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was scraping paste from a chute into a hopper when his scraping tool fell into the hopper. As he was attempting to retrieve his tool, the mechanical stirring paddle inside the hopper contacted his hand, injuring his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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