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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018054563 · 5/10/2018 · Toray Composite Materials America, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Toray Composite Materials America, Inc
Location
2030 Highway 20, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS
335991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a piece of looped carbon fiber thread when his left index finger became tangled in the loop as it was entering a pre-carbonizer. As he removed his finger from the loop, his left index finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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