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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111931 · 11/20/2018 · Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.
Location
7777 Kia Parkway, WEST POINT, GEORGIA, 31833
NAICS
336111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was laying down on a maintenance service catwalk to examine the electrical busbars on a crane when the crane moved in his direction and snagged his right foot. His right ankle was severely lacerated, eventually leading to a right foot amputation above the ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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