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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022064970 · 6/9/2022 · Sega Blueberry, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Sega Blueberry, LLC
Location
245 Preston Dr., DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, 31535
NAICS
311421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was wiping down the discharge belt of the trash conveyor when her rag was pulled into the machine. While retrieving the rag, the employee's hand was pulled into a pulley and became lodged in the conveyor resulting in a thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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