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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023065059 · 6/8/2023 · Ritz Instrument Transformers, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Ritz Instrument Transformers, Inc
Location
25 Hamburg Ave., LAVONIA, GEORGIA, 30553
NAICS
335311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting cardboard sheets into strips using a shear press. The plate that holds the cardboard in place while the shear cuts it crushed the employee's left middle and ring fingers, resulting in medical amputation of the fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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