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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032201 · 3/5/2018 · M & M WASTE, INC.

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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
M & M WASTE, INC.
Location
1328 Lakewood Avenue SE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30315
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting copper wire on a shear when the blade amputated his right pinky finger. The shear was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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