Amputations

Name: Amputations at HB&G BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
Start: 9/28/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20180910060 · 9/28/2018 · HB&G BUILDING PRODUCTS, 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: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: HB&G BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
Location: 1015 BRUNDAGE BLVD., TROY, ALABAMA, 36081
NAICS: 321213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with a mold machine when the mold's lock slipped out of place, causing the lid to open up too far and crush the employee's finger. The employee's left ring finger was amputated, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Source

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