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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191111817 · 11/13/2019 · Carpenter Company

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Carpenter Company
Location
184 Lipford Road, VERONA, MISSISSIPPI, 38879
NAICS
326150
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was cleaning a piece of fiber from a roller shaft bearing when the roller turned and the protruding teeth struck the employee, causing an amputation to the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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