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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019044170 · 4/24/2019 · Gildan Yarns, LLC (Plant #78)

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Gildan Yarns, LLC (Plant #78)
Location
3313 3rd. Avenue, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31904
NAICS
313110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making a repair to the transport system as one belt was tracking off. He was adjusting the belts when his left hand made contact with the moving chain and sprockets, amputating his left middle fingertip. The chain and sprockets were unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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