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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024054424 · 5/20/2024 · COWART MULCH PRODUCTS, 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
Contact incidents unspecified
Source
Chippers
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
COWART MULCH PRODUCTS, INC.
Location
9290 Matt HWY, BALL GROUND, GEORGIA, 30107
NAICS
113210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had dropped off a large chipper the size of a tractor trailer. There was some maintenance needed on one of the outriggers. The foot had been damaged and the employee was helping a maintenance person remove a piece of the chipper. The employee's fingers were caught between two pieces of metal they were attempting to take apart and the employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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