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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022065274 · 6/17/2022 · Koch Foods of Alabama LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Shearing machines
Secondary source
Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified

Employer

Name
Koch Foods of Alabama LLC
Location
501 Paden Road, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35903
NAICS
424420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a piece of steel into a shear when the steel kicked up and pinched his left middle finger against the shear, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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