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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022098444 · 9/23/2022 · Orafol Americas Inc.

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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Orafol Americas Inc.
Location
1100 Oracal Parkway, BLACK CREEK, GEORGIA, 31308
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working with an automatic sheeting machine. The material was not feeding properly into the machine. The employee was trying to grab the material and pull it through when a blade in the machine amputated the tip of her left thumb above the knuckle, also cutting her left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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