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Amputations

1 amputation · 20180113313 · 1/17/2018 · Kendall Patient Recovery, LLC.

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Kendall Patient Recovery, LLC.
Location
1430 Marvin Griffin Road, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
NAICS
423450
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping operate a lap handle machine. The machine jammed; as the employee tried to clear the jam, its cutting blade amputated the tip of her right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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