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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181213196 · 12/26/2018 · Parkdale Mills,Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Parkdale Mills,Inc.
Location
400 Industrial Blvd, LEESBURG, ALABAMA, 35983
NAICS
313110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing lint from a monitor behind a robot. As the employee was pulling his hand out of the docking piece, the robot moved and caught his finger between the docking piece and the flat piece of metal on the bottom of the robot. The tip of his right little finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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