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Kith Furniture Company

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kith Furniture Company in HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Kith Furniture Company Report ID 20171010380
Address 7155 State Highway 13 City, State ZIP HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA 35565
Event Date October 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Table saws
Industry (NAICS) 337122 Inspection # 1276365
GPS Coordinates 34.23000, -87.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee operating a table saw hit his elbow on a finished part and his fingers went into the saw blade, resulting in the amputation of the left pointer fingertip.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2017, a worker at Kith Furniture Company in HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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