Amputations

Name: Amputations at Milliken and Company
Start: 10/30/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191011269 · 10/30/2019 · Milliken and Company

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, n.e.c.
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Milliken and Company
Location: 300 Lukken Industrial Dr. West, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
NAICS: 314110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing line machinery operations when he attempted to check an air cylinder actuator with his left hand. The actuator suddenly actuated, and his left ring finger became lodged, resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

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