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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018065807 · 6/13/2018 · Earle M. Jorgensen Company

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Earle M. Jorgensen Company
Location
5220 Minola Drive, LITHONIA, GEORGIA, 30038
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting steel tube to specification with a powered saw. While removing a jammed part from the saw, the employee's right middle finger was amputated by the blade.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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