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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021088460 · 8/3/2021 · American Step Company, Inc.

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
American Step Company, Inc.
Location
830 East Broadway Street, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, 30224
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam in a machine. The machine's rollers caught his right hand and crushed the tip of his little finger, causing a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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