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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021097566 · 9/2/2021 · Alabama Metal Industries Corporation

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
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Alabama Metal Industries Corporation
Location
3245 Fayette Avenue, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35208
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing expanded metal material through a leveler when the glove on their left hand became caught on rollers. Three left hand fingers were crushed in the rollers. The employee required medical amputation of the index finger to the proximal joint and amputation of the middle finger to the middle joint. The left ring finger and thumb were lacerated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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