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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022043160 · 4/11/2022 · S & K Pictures & The Blue Beetle Production

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
S & K Pictures & The Blue Beetle Production
Location
5205 Snapfingerwoods Drive, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30035
NAICS
512110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding a piece of metal on a disc sander. The sanding wheel pulled on the piece of metal, causing it to get stuck and pull the employee's hand up against the machine resulting in a partial amputation of their left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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