Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at River Mill Data Management
Start: 10/29/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241010063 · 10/29/2024 · River Mill Data Management

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Trash compactors, shredders
Secondary source: Powered take offs (PTOs)

Employer

Name: River Mill Data Management
Location: 3715 1st Avenue, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31904
NAICS: 561990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 29, 2024, an employee was unbinding a belt on a power take-off (PTO) driven paper shredder when the PTO started turning the pulleys. The employee's hand was caught in the belt drive, resulting in a finger amputation and a partial finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown