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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018087886 · 8/2/2018 · Caraustar Industrial and Consumer Products Group, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
Secondary source
Pumps

Employer

Name
Caraustar Industrial and Consumer Products Group, Inc.
Location
701 Mobile Street, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36617
NAICS
322130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Three employees were aligning a pump motor when it became engaged and broke the tool they were using. The broken tool struck the employees, and one of them suffered an amputation to his left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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