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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043367 · 4/10/2025 · KFH Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
KFH Industries, Inc.
Location
2926 Columbia HWY, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36301
NAICS
314999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was winding a bobbin on a bobbin-winding machine when the string became entangled. While the employee was untangling it with scissors, the string caught her finger, wrapped around it tightly, and amputated it at the first joint. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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