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M&H Valve Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ANNISTON, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at M&H Valve Company in ANNISTON, ALABAMA
Employer M&H Valve Company Report ID 2016021157
Address 605 West 23rd Street City, State ZIP ANNISTON, ALABAMA 36201
Event Date February 6, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332911 Inspection # 1124860
GPS Coordinates 33.67000, -85.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee working in the melt department was injured while moving materials by hoist. The employee pinched his 4th and 5th distal ends between the wire rope and the sheave of the load block, resulting in an amputation of the 5th distal digit.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2016, a worker at M&H Valve Company in ANNISTON, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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