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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087685 · 8/11/2017 · DEKALB TOOL & DIE, INC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
DEKALB TOOL & DIE, INC
Location
2220 STEPHENS STREET, TUCKER, GEORGIA, 30084
NAICS
333514
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a press brake to make a part out of a piece of sheet metal that was approximately 2'' in length. He was setting the sheet metal when the press brake crushed his ring finger. Part of his finger had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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