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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119745 · 11/10/2021 · Premier Tech

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Premier Tech
Location
3101 Hayneville Road, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36108
NAICS
333249
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a rotator shaft with sandpaper. The employee's gloves got caught in the rotating shaft, pulling his right hand into the machine. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated, and two were reattached.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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