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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087293 · 8/1/2017 · Asphalt Contractors, Inc.

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, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Asphalt Contractors, Inc.
Location
1000 Sunny Lane, SELMA, ALABAMA, 36701
NAICS
324121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the tail pulley of the cold feed bin, trying to center the belt. The employee's wrench slipped and his right arm was caught in the pulley resulting in the amputation of the right arm from the elbow down.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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