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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088872 · 8/28/2018 · BASF Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
BASF Corporation
Location
141 Engelhard Rd., ATTAPULGUS, GEORGIA, 39815
NAICS
325110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a laser to align two pulleys. As he moved from being on one knee to standing, he placed his left hand on a free-wheeling V-belt near the pulley. The belt moved and pinched his finger in an upper nip point at the pulley, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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