Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Denim North America, LLC, 1 Marubeni Dr, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31907
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was putting a guard back onto the warper machine after cleaning the machine to remove cotton fibers. The guard slipped and landed on his left index finger amputating the tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
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