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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171111110 · 11/20/2017 · TenCate Geosynthetics

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
TenCate Geosynthetics
Location
1288 Old Cleveland Road, CORNELIA, GEORGIA, 30531
NAICS
313210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the speed of an exit roll using a tachometer when the employee's right hand was pinched between the roll and table, amputating and fracturing the second digit and lacerating the third digit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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