DAS North America, Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DAS North America, Inc in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
Employer DAS North America, Inc Report ID 2019055328
Address 840 Industrial Park Blvd City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36106
Event Date May 28, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 336390 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.37000, -86.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a rack of product to the staging area when the employee's left hand was caught in between the racks at the staging area, resulting in an amputation to the left ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 28, 2019, a worker at DAS North America, Inc in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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