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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024021601 · 2/21/2024 · Morrison Products

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Welding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Morrison Products
Location
169 Etowah Industrial Court, CANTON, GEORGIA, 30114
NAICS
332119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was being trained as a spot welder. He went to move an adjustment knob on a hydraulic cylinder to bring the tips of the welder closer together. The welding machine actuated and the injured employee's left thumb was crushed by the hydraulic cylinder resulting in an amputation from the top knuckle to the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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