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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010748 · 1/22/2019 · Advanced Digital Cable, 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 regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Advanced Digital Cable, Inc.
Location
326 Airport Industrial Drive, BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30512
NAICS
335921
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding the cone on a machine with wire. The wire wrapped around the employee's hand, causing the amputation of a fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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