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Amputations

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
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