Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EMI Industries, LLC, 1655 McFarland 400 Drive, ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA 30004
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was adjusting a sensor on the snipping motor of an edge bander when his right hand contacted the snipping saw. He sustained amputations to the index, middle, and ring fingers.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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