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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

1 amputation · 2017077072 · 7/28/2017 · Marshalls Distrubution Center

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Marshalls Distrubution Center
Location
2300 Miller Rd., DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30035
NAICS
452111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor. While using a towel to wipe down the equipment, the employee sustained an avulsion to the left index finger and an amputation to the first knuckle of the left middle finger. The equipment was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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