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Jeffcoat & Associates, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Jeffcoat & Associates, LLC in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Jeffcoat & Associates, LLC Report ID 2017043718
Address Alabama Power Co., 600 18th St. N City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
Event Date April 25, 2017 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 Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1230334
GPS Coordinates 33.51000, -86.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a HVAC fan belt when their thumb became caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in amputation of the thumb.

Incident Summary

On April 25, 2017, a worker at Jeffcoat & Associates, LLC in BIRMINGHAM, 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 heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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