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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098317 · 9/8/2023 · Altec Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Altec Industries
Location
1730 Vanderbilt Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35234
NAICS
333924
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to get a bundle of 16-gauge sheet metal from a pallet into a laser. The employee was placing wooden blocks (spacers) between the bundle and the pallet so forklift forks could get under the bundle and lift it. The employee's finger was caught between the bundle and a wooden block, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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