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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023032147 · 3/8/2023 · Kronospan LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Kronospan LLC
Location
1 Kronospan Way, EASTABOGA, ALABAMA, 36260
NAICS
321219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manually rotating a conveyor to help grease a bearing. His left hand got stuck between the belt and a sheave, resulting in a laceration to the middle finger and an amputation to the ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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