Bolzoni Auramo Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SULLIGENT, ALABAMA
| Employer | Bolzoni Auramo Inc. | Report ID | 20191112084 |
| Address | 7711 Highway 278 | City, State ZIP | SULLIGENT, ALABAMA 35586 |
| Event Date | November 21, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Grates |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333924 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.89000, -88.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was assisting another employee with moving a metal grate onto a wooden pallet in order to clean underneath the grate. While positioning the grate onto the pallet, the temporary employee's left middle finger was caught between the grate and the pallet resulting in amputation of the distal end of the left middle finger.
Incident Summary
On November 21, 2019, a worker at Bolzoni Auramo Inc. in SULLIGENT, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with grates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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