Daeil USA Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — VALLEY, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Daeil USA Corporation in VALLEY, ALABAMA
Employer Daeil USA Corporation Report ID 2015053270
Address 1135 Towel Avenue City, State ZIP VALLEY, ALABAMA 36854
Event Date May 29, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 336111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -85.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the bubble-leak tester machine. The employee placed a part inside the machine and engaged it. The machine lowered the part into a water bath and then raised it. As the part lifted, it smashed the employee's middle finger, resulting in an amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2015, a worker at Daeil USA Corporation in VALLEY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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