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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022109346 · 10/25/2022 · Triple S Communications, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name
Triple S Communications, Inc.
Location
2000 Potato Roll Lane, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a boring machine to bore for a gas line when the machine failed. When the employee tried to fix the machine, it crushed his right hand, resulting in amputations to his right index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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