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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032150 · 3/9/2022 · SeaGate Terminals, LLC

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
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
SeaGate Terminals, LLC
Location
1600 East President Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31404
NAICS
493190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. on March 9, 2022, a maintenance employee was working on the pulley of a conveyor belt system for fertilizer bags. The employee was trying to wipe grease off the belt when the pulley grabbed the employee's rag and pulled in the employee's fingers. The employee suffered amputations to the left index fingertip and the tips of all four fingers on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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