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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191112037 · 11/20/2019 · Guzzler Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Guzzler Manufacturing, Inc.
Location
8584 Borden Ave., LEEDS, ALABAMA, 35094
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were using a hoist to move a cylinder from a paint truck. Employee 1 removed the hoist cylinder pin and was lowering the cylinder to the top of the transfer case. The injured employee's right hand was then caught and crushed between the hoist cylinder and the transfer case. The injured employee sustained an amputation to the right ring finger and required stitches on the middle and pinky fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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