Sealing Equipment Products Co., Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ALABASTER, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sealing Equipment Products Co., Inc. in ALABASTER, ALABAMA
Employer Sealing Equipment Products Co., Inc. Report ID 2018077064
Address 123 Airpark Industrial Road City, State ZIP ALABASTER, ALABAMA 35007
Event Date July 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 339991 Inspection # 1331559
GPS Coordinates 33.19000, -86.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding gasket material across a shoe die press when she attempted to clear a piece of material that jammed in the die. The press was activated and severed two of her right-hand fingertips.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2018, a worker at Sealing Equipment Products Co., Inc. in ALABASTER, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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