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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111503 · 11/5/2019 · Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc. of GA

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc. of GA
Location
761 Bedford St NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
NAICS
332813
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the entry pinch roll on the cut-to-length line when their right hand was caught in the entry pinch roll. The employee's right thumb and index finger were partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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