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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010310 · 1/10/2019 · Twitchell Technical Products, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Twitchell Technical Products, LLC.
Location
4031 Ross Clark Circle, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36303
NAICS
313210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a pelletizer pull roller when the machine's fly knife blade drum amputated his right ring finger. The machine was unguarded and running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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