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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020054860 · 5/26/2020 · American Metal Group

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Welding machinery

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was positioning the end of a coil into the butt welder machine. As the employee pressed the foot pedal to close the pneumatic clamp his right index finger was caught in the clamp and amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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