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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018088003 · 8/6/2018 · Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing, 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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing, LLC
Location
Montgomery Facility, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36117
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was assisting a coworker on a metal folder. His hands were inside the folder when the machine's foot pedal was activated. The folder clamps then crushed his hands, degloving his fingertips and resulting in the surgical amputation of two fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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