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LEE BRASS, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Cuts, lacerations — ANNISTON, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at LEE BRASS, LLC in ANNISTON, ALABAMA
Employer LEE BRASS, LLC Report ID 2018099761
Address 1800 GOLDEN SPRING ROAD City, State ZIP ANNISTON, ALABAMA 36207
Event Date September 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 331525 Inspection # 1350130
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -85.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a tumble blast machine and dumping the blasting media from the blast onto the conveyor belt. During the process, the employee's left hand came close to the lip of a pan that was contacting the conveyor belt. The glove on the employee's hand became caught between the lip of the pan and the conveyor belt. The rotation of the conveyor belt grabbed and pulled the glove between the pan and the conveyor belt, causing a deep laceration to the employee's left hand below the thumb.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2018, a worker at LEE BRASS, LLC in ANNISTON, ALABAMA suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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