Amputations

Name: Amputations at Palletone of Florida, Inc.
Start: 1/31/2018

1 amputation · 2018011046 · 1/31/2018 · Palletone of Florida, Inc.

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Palletone of Florida, Inc.
Location: 566 Baxley Highway, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam on a six-head saw belt when the conveyor belt caught his glove and pulled his right ring finger underneath a guard, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown