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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088533 · 8/19/2018 · Bilfinger Industrial Services, 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
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Bilfinger Industrial Services, Inc.
Location
International Paper, OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA, 31068
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While repairing a brown stock washer, an employee was attempting to remove a tie rod from the packing with a come-along when the tie rod fell. The employee reached out to grab the packing and his right fourth finger was crushed between the tie rod and a hydraulic shaft, resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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