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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020087557 · 8/10/2020 · Diversitech Corporation of Georgia

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Diversitech Corporation of Georgia
Location
1633 High Bridge Rd, QUINCY, FLORIDA, 32351
NAICS
333414
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 10, 2020, an employee was changing out pins and dies on a pill press machine when the machine was actuated and a pin came down onto his finger. The employee was hospitalized with a partial amputation of his right pinky finger. The feed tray was not installed in the machine at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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