Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Diversitech Corporation of Georgia, 1633 High Bridge Rd, QUINCY, FLORIDA 32351
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On August 10, 2020, an employee was changing out pins and dies on a pill press machine when the machine was actuated and a pin came down onto his finger. The employee was hospitalized with a partial amputation of his right pinky finger. The feed tray was not installed in the machine at the time of the incident.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, n.e.c.
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