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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022108692 · 10/3/2022 · Rotary Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Rotary Corporation
Location
113 W Simon Street, GLENNVILLE, GEORGIA, 30427
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading an extruder machine that made string for string trimmers. The line ran through the machine on rollers. It became tangled in the machine; while trying to untangle it, the employee suffered an amputation to the left ring finger at the last knuckle, as well as a lacerated left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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