Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southern Company
Start: 7/7/2020

1 amputation · 2020076390 · 7/7/2020 · Southern Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Southern Company
Location: 7821 River Road, WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA, 30830
NAICS: 221113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the motor and motor sheath of an HVAC unit. As the motor was rotated, his right ring finger was caught between its belt and pulley. The finger was amputated above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown