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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024054418 · 5/20/2024 · VMC Specialty Alloys 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
Cranes gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Secondary source
Vehicle and machine front attachments

Employer

Name
VMC Specialty Alloys LLC
Location
800 Martin Luther King Dr, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
NAICS
331314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 20, 2024, an employee was placing ingot tongs onto an aluminum ingot to lift it from a casting pit using an overhead crane. The employee placed his right hand on the ingot tongs to position them when the tongs engaged causing a compound fracture to their right index finger. This resulted in amputation of the finger at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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