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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020109394 · 10/3/2020 · TDG Operations, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Spinning machinery

Employer

Name
TDG Operations, LLC
Location
Atmore Plant, ATMORE, ALABAMA, 36502
NAICS
314110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear yarn that was being spun and starting to cluster at two large spinning cyclones. The employee's right thumb became caught between the spool of yarn and the yarn being spun resulting in amputation of the left thumb at the base of the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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