Amputations

Name: Amputations at Berger US, Inc.
Start: 8/17/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023087541 · 8/17/2023 · Berger US, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Berger US, Inc.
Location: 3491 Mary Taylor Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35235
NAICS: 332439
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a double headed riveter in the rivet cell of the fiber department when the machine cycled, amputating their right index fingertip.

Source

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