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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171111324 · 11/28/2017 · Wiregrass Gin Company, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
Wiregrass Gin Company, L.L.C.
Location
905 West Cook Rd, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36301
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was watching the control panel of a cotton gin when the lint cleaner became jammed. He turned the gin off and was attempting to remove the jam when his left hand was caught in the still turning saw blades, resulting in amputation of three left-hand fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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