Amputations

Name: Amputations at RPS Composites Alabama, Inc.
Start: 10/23/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171010157 · 10/23/2017 · RPS Composites Alabama, Inc.

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 during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: RPS Composites Alabama, Inc.
Location: 8375 Zeigler Blvd, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36601
NAICS: 326122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a fiberglass pipe-making machine when his left gloved hand was pulled into the mandrel. He suffered muscle damage and his left pinky finger had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown