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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119460 · 11/2/2021 · Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Location
200 Waits Dr, ANDALUSIA, ALABAMA, 36420
NAICS
333514
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee cleared a jam in the heat set on a machine. The employee removed the lock out device and energized the machine. The employee then removed the guard to adjust a belt. The belt started moving and when the employee reached for a tool his right hand was caught in the heat set roller, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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