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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088090 · 8/22/2017 · ITW Professional Brands

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
ITW Professional Brands
Location
4647 Hugh Howell, TUCKER, GEORGIA, 30084
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were clearing a valve jam on a valve inserter machine when the coworker cycled the machine while the employee's hand was inside. The machine then amputated the employee's right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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