Navistar, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — CHEROKEE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Navistar, Inc. | Report ID | 2017043432 |
| Address | 1200 Haley Drive | City, State ZIP | CHEROKEE, ALABAMA 35616 |
| Event Date | April 17, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.75000, -87.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was pressing down a rail car pusher arm with a crow bar when another employee moved the rail car forward and crushed the injured employee's left index finger resulting in a partial amputation between the distal and middle joints.
Incident Summary
On April 17, 2017, a worker at Navistar, Inc. in CHEROKEE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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