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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019043962 · 4/17/2019 · AM Group, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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, n.e.c.
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
AM Group, LLC
Location
290 Lower Bon Air Rd, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA, 35150
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a metal bar that had come out of a straightener machine when a second metal bar was sent out of the machine, causing the employee's finger to become caught between a metal bar and the table. The employee's right ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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