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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024010282 · 1/11/2024 · Lanier Color Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
Scrapers

Employer

Name
Lanier Color Company, Inc.
Location
2224 Atlanta Highway SW, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30504
NAICS
325991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning an extruder throat with a putty knife. The knife became caught and the employee's right index finger came into contact with the extruder screw. About 3/8 inch of the fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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