Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Birdsong Peanuts, 608 East Main Street, COLQUITT, GEORGIA 39837
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was loading peanut stock onto a scale from a hopper. An inspection cover was removed and his hand was inside an inspection-hole opening when another employee started the fan. The fan blade then partially amputated his right middle finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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