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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032050 · 3/8/2021 · Buhler Quality Yarns Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
Buhler Quality Yarns Corporation
Location
1881 Athens Hwy, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA, 30549
NAICS
313110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a cotton jam in a card machine. The machine started and caught the employee's hand, causing severe damage up to his wrist. The hand was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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