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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161211877 · 12/22/2016 · Hickman, Williams & Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hickman, Williams & Company
Location
3420 Messer Airport Highway, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35222
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was retrieving a knife that had fallen into a hopper. The machine was turned on while the employee's hand was in the screw auger area and two fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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