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AM Group, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AM Group, LLC in SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA
Employer AM Group, LLC Report ID 2019043962
Address 290 Lower Bon Air Rd City, State ZIP SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA 35150
Event Date April 17, 2019 Outcome 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 Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.25000, -86.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting a metal bar that had come out of a straightener machine when a second metal bar was sent out of the machine, causing the employee's finger to become caught between a metal bar and the table. The employee's right ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2019, a worker at AM Group, LLC in SYLACAUGA, 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 bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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