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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021010646 · 1/25/2021 · KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Location
400 Friendship Road, SYLVANIA, GEORGIA, 30467
NAICS
332991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was supporting a machine component by hand while another associate loosened mounting fasteners. The cooling fan blades partially amputated the injured employee's left middle finger (third distal phalanx with acute fracture).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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