Amputations

Name: Amputations at Altex Packaging, Inc
Start: 11/27/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231110826 · 11/27/2023 · Altex Packaging, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Table saws

Employer

Name: Altex Packaging, Inc
Location: 154 Industrial Park Circle, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30046
NAICS: 326140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a table saw when the part being cut twisted and kicked back. The employee's hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in a partial amputation to their right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown