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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019066483 · 6/27/2019 · Opelika-Auburn News

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
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Opelika-Auburn News
Location
2901 Society Hill Rd, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36804
NAICS
322122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a paper jam (newspapers) from a stacker when his left hand was caught in the belt and pinched in the pulley wheel, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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