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Amputations

1 amputation · 20231211489 · 12/19/2023 · Taylors Iron Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Taylors Iron Co., Inc.
Location
1081 Industrial Drive, WATKINSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30677
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting a piece of wire into a saw blade. The saw caught the wire and pulled the employee's hand into the blade, causing a right index fingertip amputation without bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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