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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 20241211787 · 12/20/2024 · Clearwater Paper

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: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name: Clearwater Paper
Location: 4278 Mike Padgett Highway, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
NAICS: 322121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing the belt to a coolant fan when their right ring fingertip was caught between the belt and the sheave and amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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