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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020098918 · 9/19/2020 · SAC WIRELESS LLC

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
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
SAC WIRELESS LLC
Location
2145 Milledge Avenue, ATHENS, GEORGIA, 30605
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a capstan hoist when two fingers on his right hand were caught between the rope and the drum of the hoist resulting in amputation of the distal phalanges.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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