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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191112343 · 11/30/2019 · Norfolk Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
Norfolk Corporation
Location
5951 Old Highway 61, LAKE CORMORANT, MISSISSIPPI, 38641
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear material that was on fire inside a lint cleaning machine. The employee turned off the power and reached in to remove the burning material. The blade cleaning drum was still rotating and contacted the employee's hand. As a result, the employee sustained a thumb amputation and fingertip amputations to the middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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