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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024042970 · 4/4/2024 · TEXTILE INDUSTRIAL WELDING, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
TEXTILE INDUSTRIAL WELDING, LLC
Location
109 LILLIAN DR, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At approximately 11:30 AM on April 4, 2024, an employee was feeding a sheet of metal into a steel roller machine when his glove became caught in the rollers, pulling his right index finger in and amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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