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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021828 · 2/29/2016 · Ameron Pole Products LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Ameron Pole Products LLC
Location
1860 Electronics Drive, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, 36207
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 02/29/2016 an employee was grinding a steel plate when the work stock got wedged. The work stock flipped up pinching his thumb tip between the work stock and the grinding disc. The employee was taken to the hospital for medical treatment. The employee's right thumb tip was later amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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