Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sims Bark Co., Inc.
Start: 1/9/2023

1 amputation · 2023010223 · 1/9/2023 · Sims Bark Co., Inc.

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, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Sims Bark Co., Inc.
Location: 1765 Spring Valley Road, TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA, 35674
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting bags in a bagging machine when her left ring finger got caught in a belt and pulley. The employee suffered lacerations to her finger that resulted in a fingertip amputation to the distal joint.

Source

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