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Industrial Container Services - AL, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — DECATUR, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Industrial Container Services - AL, LLC in DECATUR, ALABAMA
Employer Industrial Container Services - AL, LLC Report ID 2018055064
Address 950 Nova Chemicals Blvd. City, State ZIP DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
Event Date May 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Industry (NAICS) 423840 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.62000, -87.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading steel drums from a tractor trailer at a customer's site when a drum tipped over. He attempted to catch the drum and his right ring finger was caught between the ring/bolts on two drums, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2018, a worker at Industrial Container Services - AL, LLC in DECATUR, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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