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GLIDEWELL SPECIALTIES FOUNDRY CO., INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — CALERA, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at GLIDEWELL SPECIALTIES FOUNDRY CO., INC. in CALERA, ALABAMA
Employer GLIDEWELL SPECIALTIES FOUNDRY CO., INC. Report ID 2019033195
Address 600 FOUNDRY ROAD City, State ZIP CALERA, ALABAMA 35040
Event Date March 27, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.09000, -86.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding a butterfly valve to adjust it prior to installation. The injured employee asked a second employee to apply compressed air to the valve. When the compressed air was applied, the valve actuated to the closed position, pinching the injured employee's left thumb tip between the disk and the valve body. The employee suffered a laceration/amputation to the left thumb above the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2019, a worker at GLIDEWELL SPECIALTIES FOUNDRY CO., INC. in CALERA, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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