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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043199 · 4/7/2025 · TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.
Location
3660 US-411, WHITE, GEORGIA, 30184
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was freeing stuck rubber on a machine when the machine activated and the cutting blade amputated their right index, middle, and ring fingers to the second joint. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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