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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021495 · 2/14/2020 · Glatfelter Advanced Materials NA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Machine and appliance parts, unspecified

Employer

Name
Glatfelter Advanced Materials NA, LLC
Location
8201 Chad Colley Blvd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were moving a 3-inch shaft. The shaft slipped and trapped one employee's left index finger against the rollers of the trough below. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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