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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020088193 · 8/28/2020 · Voith US Inc.

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
Band saws

Employer

Name
Voith US Inc.
Location
1831 Veterans Memorial Highway, AUSTELL, GEORGIA, 30168
NAICS
333291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut a block of wood when the wood became jammed. As he attempted to unjam the wood, the saw blade amputated a quarter inch of his left thumb tip (no bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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