AlphaPet, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DECATUR, ALABAMA
| Employer | AlphaPet, Inc. | Report ID | 20181011021 |
| Address | 1301 Finley Island Rd | City, State ZIP | DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601 |
| Event Date | October 25, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.63000, -87.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to troubleshoot and repair a compressor blower in the rail yard and removed a filter using a hex head wrench. His left hand was inside the filter housing's air intake shaft when his middle fingertip came in contact with rotating rotors, resulting in a partial amputation of the left third distal phalanx. The compressor blower was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On October 25, 2018, a worker at AlphaPet, Inc. in DECATUR, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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