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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024065070 · 6/8/2024 · Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Trash compactors, shredders
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Location
2328 Point Mallard Drive, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS
335220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the gap on the shredder/grinder machine blades using a tool to manually rotate the blades when their fingers became pinched in the blades. The employee sustained amputations to the first digit of three fingers on their left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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