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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022098293 · 9/20/2022 · Kemira Chemicals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Kemira Chemicals, Inc.
Location
2360 Doug Barnard Parkway, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee entered a cabinet to remove jumper cables from a rectifier device. When he reached out to steady himself, the blades of a nearby cooling fan lacerated his left thumb and index finger. The thumb was also fractured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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