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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024075975 · 7/3/2024 · C&D Trojan Battery Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Casting machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
C&D Trojan Battery Company
Location
5174 Minola Drive, LITHONIA, GEORGIA, 30038
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a grid caster when the trim die got jammed into the machine. The employee was clearing the jam when they sustained amputations of their four right fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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