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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018055254 · 5/30/2018 · The Harris Waste Management Group, 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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.
Location
315 West 12 Avenue, CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31015
NAICS
333298
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up the machine for a reverse tamper when the chuck pressed his left index finger against the flange resulting in an amputation between the second and third knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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