Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kimberly Clark, 1300 Orchard Hill Rd, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA 30240
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
While prepping the winder on the SMS 2 machine, an employee's finger was caught between a non-powered tool and the machine's guard. The tip of the left pinkie finger was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Slitters, winders-paper production
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