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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016088092 · 8/29/2016 · Action Resources, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Sheet metal
Secondary source
Structural metal materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Action Resources, Inc.
Location
40 County Road 517, HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35077
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of sheet metal when the tip of the left pinky finger got caught between the sharp edge of the sheet metal and a flat piece of metal amputating approximately 1/4" of flesh from the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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