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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015062986 · 6/3/2015 · Imperial Aluminum

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Imperial Aluminum
Location
7525 Roy Owens Blvd., SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA, 35768
NAICS
331314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was swinging a sledgehammer to knock pins out of aluminum sows and smashed his left hand pointer finger in the process. The employee was taken to the hospital where it was determined that the finger needed to be amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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