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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024109385 · 10/8/2024 · Thermacell Repellents, Inc

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
Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Thermacell Repellents, Inc
Location
4630 Distribution Parkway, Suite 100, BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30519
NAICS
325320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on the liquid refill machine on the production line when her right hand became caught in the machine. The employee sustained a partial amputation to her middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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