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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088119 · 8/23/2017 · PALLETONE, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
PALLETONE, INC.
Location
566 Baxley Hwy, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam boards that were fed into a notcher when a board slammed against his right hand, partially amputating his middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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