Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LG Hausys America, Inc, 310 LG Dr SE, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA 30103
on — Amputations, affecting the upper extremities, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the box chute for a crusher when his left hand slipped between the rollers while they were still turning, causing trauma to the hand and forearm and an amputation.
HospitalizedAmputationUpper extremities, unspecifiedCompactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral
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