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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018021154 · 2/4/2018 · Birdsong Peanuts

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, unspecified
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Birdsong Peanuts
Location
608 East Main Street, COLQUITT, GEORGIA, 39837
NAICS
111992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading peanut stock onto a scale from a hopper. An inspection cover was removed and his hand was inside an inspection-hole opening when another employee started the fan. The fan blade then partially amputated his right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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