Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc
Start: 10/4/2022

1 amputation · 2022108722 · 10/4/2022 · Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc
Location: 208 Lonnie E Crawford Blvd, SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA, 35769
NAICS: 332119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reaching over the center line of a spindle on a metal spinning machine. The employee's glove was caught by a roller and his right hand was pulled into the machine. His middle and ring fingers were partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown