Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wallner Expac, Inc.
Start: 11/22/2019

1 amputation · 20191112126 · 11/22/2019 · Wallner Expac, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Wallner Expac, Inc.
Location: 3701 Kennesaw South Industrial Drive, KENNESAW, GEORGIA, 30144
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were operating a metal shearing machine. It jammed and, while one of the employees was helping free the material, the shear blade came down on the tip of her left thumb. The thumb tip was amputated. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

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