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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019043527 · 4/5/2019 · Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing,INC.

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing,INC.
Location
3660 Highway 411, WHITE, GEORGIA, 30184
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a calender machine when some of the cords became misaligned. The employee's hand was caught between the machine's rollers, causing lacerations, fractures and the amputation of the employee's ring and pinky fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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