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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098724 · 9/21/2023 · Mativ Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mativ Incorporated
Location
1755 Olympic Drive, ATHENS, GEORGIA, 30601
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inflating a shaft inside a roll. The employee placed his right thumb on the valve to release air from the shaft. When the air pressure began to release, the roll shifted and pinched his right thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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