Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at American Machine & Manufacturing, Inc.
Start: 4/3/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024042927 · 4/3/2024 · American Machine & Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: American Machine & Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: 273 Industrial Park Road, ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA, 36310
NAICS: 332710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on an exhaust fan and removed the fan shroud. While reaching for something, his right hand contacted the fan blades. He sustained a partial amputation of the index finger and a laceration on the thumb and middle finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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