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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018044116 · 4/29/2018 · Global Textile Services, 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, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Global Textile Services, LLC
Location
120 Global Drive, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
NAICS
313310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove waste/scrap yarn from a roller shaft when the turning roller amputated his left index finger. The roller shaft was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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