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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010583 · 10/13/2018 · Engineered Floors

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 regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Engineered Floors
Location
3829 Dug Gap Rd., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to cut yarn from a shaft twister machine when his glove was caught on the rotating shaft, resulting in a left thumb amputation to the first joint. The machine was unguarded and not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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