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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099688 · 9/19/2018 · Sonoco Display & Packaging

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Sonoco Display & Packaging
Location
5000 Bohannon Rd., FAIRBURN, GEORGIA, 30213
NAICS
337215
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a production line that packs batteries into blister packs when the conveyor belt became jammed. The employee suffered a left index finger amputation while attempting to clear the jam.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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