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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109933 · 10/16/2017 · Surge Staffing, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Surge Staffing, LLC
Location
1377 Airport Rd W, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA, 35968
NAICS
561311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was attempting to reset a safety roller in the housing of a conveyor when the conveyor belt caught the roller and pushed it into another roller, creating a pinch point. The employee's left ring fingertip was then caught in the pinch point and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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