Amputations

Name: Amputations at Chemtex, LLC
Start: 6/21/2021

1 amputation · 2021065058 · 6/21/2021 · Chemtex, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Chemtex, LLC
Location: 143 Garrett Way NW, MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, 31061
NAICS: 313230
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was trying to help pull a jammed pad through a pad cutter. The cut button was pressed while the employee's thumb was in the path of the blade, which partially amputated the thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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