Amputations

Name: Amputations at Columbia Recycling Corp.
Start: 10/17/2022

1 amputation · 2022109085 · 10/17/2022 · Columbia Recycling Corp.

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: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Columbia Recycling Corp.
Location: 2410 S. Dixie Hwy., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
NAICS: 314999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 17, 2022, an employee was removing debris from a chain mechanism when the chain caught his glove and amputated his right little finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown