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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018010723 · 1/22/2018 · Yamaha Motor Corp

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Yamaha Motor Corp
Location
1000 GEORGIA HIGHWAY EAST, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
NAICS
336999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading an ATV sub component into a weld cell when his glove and right middle finger were caught between a clamping mechanism. His right middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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