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

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

See all reports for Kith Furniture Company.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jan 11, 2019 Boeing HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI Amputations Amp.
Jul 24, 2017 New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. PETERBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE Amputations Amp.
Jun 22, 2019 SAFEWAY GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Feb 28, 2018 Citi Trends, Inc. - Distribution Center ROLAND, OKLAHOMA Open wounds, unspecified Hosp.
Oct 10, 2016 Sunbelt Builders, Inc. ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
Dec 29, 2016 The Kroger Company DENTON, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Nov 15, 2018 Late 70's Productions, LLC WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Jul 20, 2018 McGrath Technical Staffing Inc. ELIZABETHTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.