Amputations

Name: Amputations at COLUMBIA RECYCLING CORP.
Start: 4/16/2023

1 amputation · 2023043385 · 4/16/2023 · 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: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: COLUMBIA RECYCLING CORP.
Location: 1001 CHATTANOOGA AVE., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30719
NAICS: 314999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 16, 2023, a maintenance employee was clearing a jammed classifier machine and went to remove the air lock when it amputated three middle fingers on his left hand at the first joint.

Source

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