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LOZIER CORPORATION

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at LOZIER CORPORATION in SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
Employer LOZIER CORPORATION Report ID 2017065784
Address 2601 East Willow St, Scottsboro Plant 2 City, State ZIP SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA 35768
Event Date June 23, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 337215 Inspection # 1243791
GPS Coordinates 34.69000, -86.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an edge-bander that had been experiencing operational issues due to an air leak when the employee contacted the trim blade, which was still powered and moving. The blade amputated the first knuckle of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd digits on the employee's right hand.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2017, a worker at LOZIER CORPORATION in SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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