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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024076259 · 7/11/2024 · Bagcraftpapercon III, 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
Paper production machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Rollers, cylinders

Employer

Name
Bagcraftpapercon III, LLC
Location
6448 Best Friend Road, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was re-webbing paper on an inter-folder machine. The machine's wheel was turned, and the employee's left middle and ring fingers were caught between the roller and the cutting knife. Both fingertips were amputated and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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