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Freightcar Alabama, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHEROKEE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Freightcar Alabama, LLC in CHEROKEE, ALABAMA
Employer Freightcar Alabama, LLC Report ID 2015097020
Address 1200 Haley Dr. City, State ZIP CHEROKEE, ALABAMA 35616
Event Date September 23, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 336510 Inspection # 1096072
GPS Coordinates 34.77000, -87.89000

Incident Narrative

The employee was welding the support hood of a railcar. The employee got his left ring finger pinched between the porta power and the break rod support resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2015, a worker at Freightcar Alabama, LLC in CHEROKEE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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