Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Alawood Chip & Biomass, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Alawood Chip & Biomass, Inc. in LINDEN, ALABAMA
Employer Alawood Chip & Biomass, Inc. Report ID 20191112227
Address 2305 Baugh Street City, State ZIP LINDEN, ALABAMA 36748
Event Date November 25, 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 Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1448635
GPS Coordinates 32.32000, -87.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping the knuckle boom operator to unjam a log on the conveyor. The employee attempted to rig a chain around to the log and back to the knuckle boom, but the chain did not reach the knuckle boom. When the knuckle boom operator made a minor adjustment to the boom, the grappler attachment swayed on its swivel joint and pinned the employee's right ring finger against the conveyor's side wall. The fingertip was crushed and surgically amputated to the second knuckle.

Incident Summary

On November 25, 2019, a worker at Alawood Chip & Biomass, Inc. in LINDEN, 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 logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified 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.

See all reports for Alawood Chip & Biomass, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Sep 14, 2018 Snak-King Corp. FREEPORT, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Feb 5, 2016 Big Tex Trailers MADILL, OKLAHOMA Amputations Amp.
Nov 3, 2023 Core Personnel Staffing Services, LLC WACO, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Nov 16, 2016 Lambert INC. FYFFE, ALABAMA Fractures Hosp.
Mar 13, 2018 Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc. MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Jun 2, 2023 Dual Fuel Corp. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Crushing injuries Hosp.
Apr 25, 2017 D&L Inc. WILSON, ARKANSAS Amputations Amp.
Jul 18, 2015 DBK Construction ORLANDO, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports