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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020025031 · 2/21/2020 · Georgia Biomass, LLC

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
Conveyors-chain
Secondary source
Wrenches-power not determined

Employer

Name
Georgia Biomass, LLC
Location
3390 Industrial Boulevard, WAYCROSS, GEORGIA, 31503
NAICS
454319
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a pellet clog in a conveyor using a wrench when the hand wrench contacted the moving conveyor chain, causing the wrench to move forward and resulting in the employee's right index finger being pinched between the wrench and the conveyor housing. The employee sustained an amputation of the distal right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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