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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021065361 · 6/30/2021 · Gates Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Rope, twine, string
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Gates Corporation
Location
909 Gates Street, RED BAY, ALABAMA, 35582
NAICS
326220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A 3/16" nylon rope was being pulled through the employee's left hand as it was being applied to a rotating mandrel. A knot in the rope caught the employee's left pinky finger and amputated the distal and middle portion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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