Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Pipe Alabama Works
Start: 7/31/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018077818 · 7/31/2018 · U.S. Pipe Alabama Works

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name: U.S. Pipe Alabama Works
Location: 2023 St. Louis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was washing out a cement mixer when he noticed a rock in the hopper that was interfering with proper operation. While he was removing it, the blade on the auger caused the partial amputation of his right middle fingertip. The mixer was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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