Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, 875 Main Street, YOUNG HARRIS, GEORGIA 30582
on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
On May 13, 2024, an employee was in the process of attaching a winch rope backup to its anchoring point when the winch engaged with his hand on the rope. His right index fingertip got caught between the roller and the frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation through the nailbed.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Machinery unspecified