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Gen-Co, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gen-Co, Inc. in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Gen-Co, Inc. Report ID 2017010778
Address 3500 8th Avenue SW City, State ZIP HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35805
Event Date January 25, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Generators
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1206818
GPS Coordinates 34.71000, -86.61000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were performing maintenance on an electrical generator. While one employee was making adjustments to the generator's fuel system, the other employee amputated his left index finger at the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2017, a worker at Gen-Co, Inc. in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with generators identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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