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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010727 · 1/25/2022 · Bway Corporation

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
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Bway Corporation
Location
1601 Valdosta Highway, HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 31634
NAICS
332431
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was training a new machine operator. The employee was adjusting the hardware that was to be welded when the operator triggered the welding platen while the trainer's right hand was still on the ammo box, resulting in amputations of the index finger and thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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