Leonard Peterson & Company, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — AUBURN, ALABAMA
| Employer | Leonard Peterson & Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2017087696 |
| Address | 400 Webster Road | City, State ZIP | AUBURN, ALABAMA 36832 |
| Event Date | August 11, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337125 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.59000, -85.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee suffered a right index fingertip amputation while cleaning a molding machine.
Incident Summary
On August 11, 2017, a worker at Leonard Peterson & Company, Inc. in AUBURN, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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