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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211177 · 12/7/2023 · Boyd Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Boyd Corporation
Location
325 Jeanette E. Barrett Industrial Blvd, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA, 36092
NAICS
333243
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing parts from a CNC machine after the completion of a cycle. Upon machine restart, the employee noticed a T-wrench tool had been left inside the machine. The employee reached to remove the tool when their glove contacted the face mill insert, resulting in a partial amputation to the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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