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Fronteir Technologies Brewton LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — BREWTON, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Fronteir Technologies Brewton LLC in BREWTON, ALABAMA
Employer Fronteir Technologies Brewton LLC Report ID 2019076929
Address 572 Industrial Park Drive City, State ZIP BREWTON, ALABAMA 36426
Event Date July 10, 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 during regular operation Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection # 1415829
GPS Coordinates 31.09000, -87.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a CNC wood router table. As he reached for a loose piece of wood, his hand was struck by the router bit resulting in the amputation of his right pinky finger to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2019, a worker at Fronteir Technologies Brewton LLC in BREWTON, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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