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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191213064 · 12/20/2019 · Shaw Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name: Shaw Industries, Inc.
Location: 1631 Abutment Road, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS: 314110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a horizontal fiber baling unit when the steel door to the baler closed on his left hand, amputating his left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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