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Progress Rail Services Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — ARAB, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Progress Rail Services Corporation in ARAB, ALABAMA
Employer Progress Rail Services Corporation Report ID 2020021668
Address 350 11th Street SW City, State ZIP ARAB, ALABAMA 35016
Event Date February 20, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Honing, polishing, lapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 336510 Inspection # 1466336
GPS Coordinates 34.30000, -86.51000

Incident Narrative

While working on a cup polisher machine, an employee suffered an amputation to the left middle finger at the first joint.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2020, a worker at Progress Rail Services Corporation in ARAB, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with honing, polishing, lapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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