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Southern Homes

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Southern Homes in RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Southern Homes Report ID 2016076277
Address 1037 Hwy 44 City, State ZIP RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA 35654
Event Date July 12, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321991 Inspection # 1163678
GPS Coordinates 34.43000, -87.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee picked up carpet from a carpet cutting machine. The machine was still running and his ring finger got caught on the tip of the blade. The employee was wearing gloves when his finger was struck by the blade resulting in a partial amputation of the right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2016, a worker at Southern Homes in RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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