K.W. Plastics, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TROY, ALABAMA
| Employer | K.W. Plastics, Inc. | Report ID | 20171010375 |
| Address | 1 Sanders Rd. | City, State ZIP | TROY, ALABAMA 36081 |
| Event Date | October 30, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.78000, -85.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a magnet while it was inside a metal dumpster. The magnet became attached to the side of the dumpster and caught the employees thumb resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the tip of the left thumb.
Incident Summary
On October 30, 2017, a worker at K.W. Plastics, Inc. in TROY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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