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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010599 · 1/19/2024 · Atlas Tube

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Welding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Atlas Tube
Location
171 Cleage Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an automated welder machine when his left thumb was caught by the steel clamp of the welder resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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