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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023065645 · 6/26/2023 · Grand Cypress Associates, LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Grand Cypress Associates, LLC
Location
110 Mathews Drive, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, 31709
NAICS
337122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a miter saw to cut wooden corner blocks. The employee placed his left hand on the wood to brace it and the blade contacted his finger, resulting in a partial amputation of his left thumb and a laceration to his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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