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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017099314 · 9/28/2017 · Norman W. Fries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Norman W. Fries, Inc.
Location
8816 US Hwy 301 N, CLAXTON, GEORGIA, 30417
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grading rework parts and placing the parts on the conveyor of a drum and thigh cutter machine when his right hand contacted the machine's energized blades, amputating it at the wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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