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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021031875 · 3/2/2021 · GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Decatur Plant Operations

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Decatur Plant Operations
Location
2328 Point Mallard Drive, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS
335222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to get wheel parts to feed down into a bucket below a storage rack. The bin needed to be reoriented so the parts door would open; a powered industrial truck was brought over to pull out the container and turn it 45 degrees. When the container moved, a finger on the employee's right hand was caught between the bin and the steel rack. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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