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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020098567 · 9/9/2020 · Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source
Strapping

Employer

Name
Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc.
Location
21 Voestalpine Drive NE, WHITE, GEORGIA, 30184
NAICS
336390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a steel coil roll onto the 220-ton press when the strap broke and the coil dropped onto his left shin. The employee's leg was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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