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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023065784 · 6/29/2023 · Savannah Global Solutions, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Lathes, unspecified
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Savannah Global Solutions, LLC
Location
147 E. Industrial Blvd, PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, 31321
NAICS
532412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a hitch pin on a manual lathe using a terrycloth rag. The rag was pulled into the spinning three-jaw chuck, pulling his left arm into the machine. The employee sustained an open left arm fracture three inches above the wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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