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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110520 · 11/1/2017 · South Georgia Pecan Company

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
South Georgia Pecan Company
Location
309 S Lee Street, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS
311911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a pecan that was under a conveyor belt leading to a soak machine when his left middle finger was caught underneath the conveyor belt's chain, partially amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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