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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109552 · 10/16/2023 · Flexco Corporation

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Flexco Corporation
Location
1401 East 6th Street, TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA, 35674
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were aligning a 10-inch bolt on a newly purchased 10-inch tuber machine. The injured employee's hand was caught between the flat bolt head and the frame of the machine as the bolt was torqued. The employee's middle finger was crushed when the rod was turned in order to connect the barrel section to the extruder. The employee's fingertip was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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