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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018022018 · 2/28/2018 · OFS Fitel, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
OFS Fitel, LLC
Location
10 Brightwave Blvd, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117
NAICS
335921
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a reel using take-up equipment when the equipment amputated the employee's right pinky finger. The equipment was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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