Amputations

Name: Amputations at HB&G Building Products, Inc.
Start: 5/21/2019

1 amputation · 2019055150 · 5/21/2019 · HB&G Building Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: HB&G Building Products, Inc.
Location: 1015 BRUNDIDGE BLVD, TROY, ALABAMA, 36081
NAICS: 321213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a 1-inch diameter pipe that feeds organic peroxide catalyst into a mixing bucket. A pneumatic valve closed on the employee's right pinky finger and amputated half an inch from the tip of the finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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