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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020010409 · 1/14/2020 · Cellofoam North America, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Sanders-powered

Employer

Name
Cellofoam North America, Inc.
Location
1961 Rockdale Industrial Blvd., CONYERS, GEORGIA, 30012
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding a piece of metal with a disk sander when the clamps holding the piece of metal did not fully engage due to a build-up of debris. The disk sander then amputated the employee's right thumb tip with bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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