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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020098427 · 9/3/2020 · AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY

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 regular operation
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY
Location
12650 HIGHWAY 43 NORTH, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
NAICS
325320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working a bag machine (filling station) when his left index finger was caught in a chain and sprocket. The fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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