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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087734 · 8/22/2024 · HANWHA Q CELLS GEORGIA, 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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders

Employer

Name
HANWHA Q CELLS GEORGIA, INC.
Location
300 Nexus Drive, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS
221114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 22, 2024, an employee was unclamping a corner machine to unjam debris when the machine released air pressure and the employee's left ring finger was caught by a cylinder. The employee sustained an amputation to his left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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