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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181111701 · 11/13/2018 · Dart Container Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Dart Container Corporation
Location
2260 Delray Road, THOMASTON, GEORGIA, 30286
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an improvised bailing wire tool to retrieve a piece of scrap metal from the extruder. The tool got entangled in a moving part and was snatched from the employee's hand. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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