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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025088621 · 8/28/2025 · SSIMS INC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
SSIMS INC
Location
4600 Northpark Dr, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36801
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee had been stacking parts and then went to another work area. He accessed and operated a hydraulic correction machine. While adjusting a part, his left little finger was caught by the correction ram, resulting in amputation of the distal portion of the finger above the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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