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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024021879 · 2/29/2024 · Quality Edge Inc

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
Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Quality Edge Inc
Location
5520 Export Blvd, GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA, 31408
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a piece of metal onto a brake press when their left thumb was caught in the machine, resulting in an open distal phalanx fracture, degloving, and partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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