Bolzoni Auramo Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bolzoni Auramo Inc. in 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

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