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Amputations
1 amputation · 2018043832 · 4/21/2018 · Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Fingertip(s)
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- Source
- Chains, n.e.c.
- Secondary source
- Cranes, unspecified
Employer
- Name
- Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc.
- Location
- 21 Voestalpine Drive, WHITE, GEORGIA, 30184
- NAICS
- 336390
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a crane to lift and repair a tool when the strap broke and the chain came down on his left hand, amputating his index fingertip.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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