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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019010784 · 1/22/2019 · Universal Textile Technologies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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, n.e.c.
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Universal Textile Technologies, LLC
Location
204 W. Industrial Blvd., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
NAICS
313310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting carpet at a third-party contract coating facility. As the carpet was run through a shearing machine, the employee's left hand was pulled into the machine, causing lacerations and amputation of fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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