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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021706 · 2/20/2020 · Marshall Pallet Company, 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 during regular operation
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
Marshall Pallet Company, LLC
Location
703 Railroad Ave, ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
NAICS
561990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing runners from a notching machine when their right hand was struck by the rotating notcher head. The employee's right index and ring fingers were amputated at the first knuckle. The middle and pinky fingers were also injured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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