Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing, LLC in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
Employer Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing, LLC Report ID 2018088003
Address Montgomery Facility, 861-B Plantation Way City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36117
Event Date August 6, 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 during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # 1339925
GPS Coordinates 32.40000, -86.20000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was assisting a coworker on a metal folder. His hands were inside the folder when the machine's foot pedal was activated. The folder clamps then crushed his hands, degloving his fingertips and resulting in the surgical amputation of two fingers.

Incident Summary

On August 6, 2018, a worker at Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing, LLC in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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