Amputations

Name: Amputations at Century Granite Company, Inc.
Start: 1/6/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010176 · 1/6/2023 · Century Granite Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: Century Granite Company, Inc.
Location: 583 Harmony Dr., ELBERTON, GEORGIA, 30635
NAICS: 327991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee accessed the platform of a saw machine to observe sensor issues. While attempting to fix the issue, the right sleeve of his shirt was caught by the gear switch that pulls the saw from left to right and his right hand was crushed. The employee was taken to the hospital and his right hand was medically amputated.

Source

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