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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109548 · 10/5/2017 · Glatfelter Advanced Materials NA, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Glatfelter Advanced Materials NA, LLC
Location
8201 Chad Colley Blvd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manually rotating a transfer drum when his hands and fingers contacted the cutting mechanism inside the drum. His right ring and middle fingers were amputated, and his left hand was lacerated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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