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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098715 · 9/20/2023 · WHIRLWIND STEEL BUILDINGS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
WHIRLWIND STEEL BUILDINGS, INC.
Location
125 Pequanoc Drive, TALLAPOOSA, GEORGIA, 30176
NAICS
332311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 20, 2023, an employee was cutting panels using a hydraulic rib shear. As the employee removed material from the staging, her right index finger was crushed and amputated by the machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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