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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015097063 · 9/24/2015 · Southand Tube

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Southand Tube
Location
3525 Richard Arrington Blvd. North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35234
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was investigating a slitter malfunction when the employee's arm was caught in the scrap removal conveyor below the slitter. The left arm was amputated above the elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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