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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022043494 · 4/22/2022 · Greenville Metal Works

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
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Greenville Metal Works
Location
Axel America, LLC, ROSE HILL, MISSISSIPPI, 39356
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a stretch wrapper machine. The employee checked the chain tension of the machine after servicing and their right index finger became caught in the chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation with no bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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