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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021076305 · 7/29/2021 · Green Machine and Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Green Machine and Manufacturing, Inc.
Location
2871 Avondale Mill Road, MACON, GEORGIA, 31216
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a press brake to bend parts in four sequences. The brake activated and caught the employee's left hand, amputating half of the last joint of the ring finger and also lacerating/splitting the middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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