Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Novolex , 6448 Best Friend Road, NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was running a bag machine. When he attempted to clean a roller his right index finger was amputated. The roller was unguarded at the time of the incident.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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