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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022097970 · 9/8/2022 · Polytech Fibers, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Polytech Fibers, LLC
Location
3752 Smyrna Church Rd, CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA, 30705
NAICS
325220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a baler with material when her left arm became caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation to her lower left arm (below the elbow).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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