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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043386 · 4/14/2020 · Rheem Manufacturing Co. Inc.

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
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Rheem Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Location
2600 Gunter Park Drive East, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36109
NAICS
333415
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A machine operator was completing a setup to run another sheet metal part on an automatic straight side press. The machine cycled and the employee's hand was caught by the die. He sustained amputations of the left index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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