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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024054605 · 5/25/2024 · Amite BioEnergy, LLC

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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Amite BioEnergy, LLC
Location
1763 S Georgia Pacific Rd, GLOSTER, MISSISSIPPI, 39638
NAICS
321219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of material from a machine after a malfunction when the air lock amputated their right middle and ring fingertips. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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