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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021087222 · 8/24/2021 · Sheroki - North America

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Sheroki - North America
Location
1300 Veterans Dr., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS
441310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was verifying that the extrusion was feeding correctly when the glove on their left hand was pulled into the extrusion rollers resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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