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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019099418 · 9/10/2019 · Suhner Manufacturing INC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Suhner Manufacturing INC
Location
43 Anderson Rd SW, ROME, GEORGIA, 30161
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had finished grinding a shaft on a lathe and turned the machine off. As he went to remove the shaft, a switch was contacted and turned the lathe on. The shaft on the lathe grabbed his glove wrapping it around the shaft and causing an amputation to the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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