LB Foster Coated Products
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
| Employer | LB Foster Coated Products | Report ID | 2015052567 |
| Address | 3135 Daniel Payne Drive | City, State ZIP | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35214 |
| Event Date | May 4, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal pipes, tubing |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332812 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.54000, -86.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a vacuum in the cleaning line when he pressed the wrong button and allowed a pipe to roll past his station. He and a coworker tried to move it back up the line, unaware that another pipe was rolling forward. The employee's right-hand pinky finger got pinched between the two pipes and was later surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On May 4, 2015, a worker at LB Foster Coated Products in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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