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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023076559 · 7/21/2023 · Republic Elite, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Republic Elite, LLC
Location
755 Raco Drive, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30046
NAICS
337110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a miter saw to cut a board. As the saw blade contacted the board, it pulled the board and the employee's hand into the blade. The top of his left hand was severely lacerated, requiring hospitalization and surgery to amputate the hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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