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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109932 · 10/16/2017 · STANDRIDGE COLOR CORPORATION

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
Other special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
STANDRIDGE COLOR CORPORATION
Location
1196 HIGHTOWER TRAIL, SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA, 30025
NAICS
325132
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean out the auger area of a machine when the auger caught and amputated the employee's left middle finger. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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