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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021021778 · 2/26/2021 · Strategic Materials, Inc

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
Strategic Materials, Inc
Location
3050 Roosevelt Highway, COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA, 30349
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a conveyor belt when his finger was caught in the conveyor's chain drive, resulting in an amputation of the left ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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