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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021549 · 2/20/2021 · JDR Enterprises, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name
JDR Enterprises, Inc.
Location
1630 N. 5th St., MADISON, GEORGIA, 30650
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance worker was clearing a jam in a pelletizer. The employee was using a putty knife near the rotating blade when the putty knife was caught and spun, cutting the employee's hand and breaking his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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