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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021021675 · 2/24/2021 · Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, LLC
Location
4905 Mooresmill Road, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35811
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a motor on a sorting line and correcting tension on the conveyor belt. The belt slipped and, as he was adjusting it, his right thumb was caught by the belt and pulley. The belt wrapped around his thumb, causing the amputation of the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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