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Integrated Fiber Solutions, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DALTON, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Integrated Fiber Solutions, LLC in DALTON, GEORGIA
Employer Integrated Fiber Solutions, LLC Report ID 2019099676
Address 2313 Dalton Industrial Court City, State ZIP DALTON, GEORGIA 30721
Event Date September 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 313110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.71000, -84.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to move a piece of equipment when it slid off a cross beam. His finger was then caught between the floor and the equipment, stripping the meat from the bone. As a result, his left middle finger had to be surgically amputated at the first joint.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2019, a worker at Integrated Fiber Solutions, LLC in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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