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Kevin Charles Furniture

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kevin Charles Furniture in NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Kevin Charles Furniture Report ID 2018021567
Address 927 Sam P. Barkley Drive City, State ZIP NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI 38652
Event Date February 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Secondary Source Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
Industry (NAICS) 337121 Inspection # 1296835
GPS Coordinates 34.51000, -89.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking a vibration on the fiberfill machine when his wedding ring was caught on a shaft resulting in amputation of the employee's left ring finger.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2018, a worker at Kevin Charles Furniture in NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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