Amputations

Name: Amputations at USNR, LLC
Start: 7/23/2019

1 amputation · 2019077520 · 7/23/2019 · USNR, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Kilns

Employer

Name: USNR, LLC
Location: 600 Park Ave, STATESBORO, GEORGIA, 30458
NAICS: 333243
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had changed out belts/sheaves on fan motors for a dry kiln machine. While the employee was manually turning the belt to test the tension, his left index finger got caught between the belt and a sheave and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown