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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171211570 · 12/6/2017 · Forte Power Systems, LLC

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
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Forte Power Systems, LLC
Location
6771 Highway 78 East, HEFLIN, ALABAMA, 36264
NAICS
331318
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of rope attached to the outer flange of a machine when her glove and right hand were pulled into the turning machinery, amputating her right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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