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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181212917 · 12/17/2018 · Valley Rubber, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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
Valley Rubber, LLC
Location
3899 Highway 31 North, FALKVILLE, ALABAMA, 35622
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a machine and a part fell off. The employee reached to catch it and the glove on their left hand was caught in the belt resulting in an amputation to the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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