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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025065504 · 6/9/2025 · Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC
Location
4500 McGinnis Ferry Rd, ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, 30005
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the barrel of an extruder using a brush mounted on a handheld electric drill. The employee's gloves became entangled in the rotating shaft of the drill, and the last joint of the employee's left ring finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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