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Vulcan Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MOODY, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Vulcan Industries, Inc. in MOODY, ALABAMA
Employer Vulcan Industries, Inc. Report ID 2015107451
Address 300 Display Drive City, State ZIP MOODY, ALABAMA 35004
Event Date October 7, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 337215 Inspection # 1102843
GPS Coordinates 33.58000, -86.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee in the fabrication shop was operating a tube saw and amputated her right thumb from the base of the nail bed to the tip when the guard crushed her thumb before she could get her hand out of the way.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2015, a worker at Vulcan Industries, Inc. in MOODY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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