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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020098723 · 9/14/2020 · Guyoung Tech USA, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Guyoung Tech USA, Inc.
Location
780 Industrial Park BLVD, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36117
NAICS
336399
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a projection welder when the electrodes closing action was activated while his finger was between the electrodes. His left index finger was caught in the welder, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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