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Topre America Corporation

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — CULLMAN, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Topre America Corporation in CULLMAN, ALABAMA
Employer Topre America Corporation Report ID 2017053977
Address 1580 County Road 222 City, State ZIP CULLMAN, ALABAMA 35057
Event Date May 2, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 314999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.12000, -86.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a stack of metal blank material from the blank stacker on the press. The riser that the blanks sit on had moved off the rollers while the blanks were stacking, therefore, the material would not roll freely. The employee attempted to move the blank material down by hand. The original stack fell striking his left ring finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2017, a worker at Topre America Corporation in CULLMAN, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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