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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018021781 · 2/21/2018 · Nemak USA Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Nemak USA Inc.
Location
2170 Old Sylacauga Highway, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA, 35150
NAICS
331523
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to drive out an insert in a die with a sledge hammer. He missed the insert while swinging the sledge hammer, and his left index finger was then caught between the sledge hammer handle and die, suffering a fracture and partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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