Protect Plus, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CREOLA, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Protect Plus, LLC in CREOLA, ALABAMA
Employer Protect Plus, LLC Report ID 2016087283
Address 9800 I65 SERVICE ROAD NORTH City, State ZIP CREOLA, ALABAMA 36525
Event Date August 5, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322299 Inspection # 1168479
GPS Coordinates 30.88000, -88.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to manually unjam the pleating machine. The stripper bar broke free of the pusher bar and cycled down to the table before returning to and resting in the up position. The employee's left hand was caught between the stripper bar and table during the down cycling of the bar. His left hand was sliced between the index and middle fingers to the wrist, and half of his hand was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2016, a worker at Protect Plus, LLC in CREOLA, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with paper production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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