Maples Industries, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
| Employer | Maples Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2020032285 |
| Address | 1005 Jefferson Drive | City, State ZIP | SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA 35768 |
| Event Date | March 10, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 314110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.66000, -86.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating the crosscut machine, which uses table extensions for cutting larger rugs. To unfold a table, the employee pushed in the left bracket and then went to push in the right bracket. When he pushed in the bracket that is underneath the table, the extension came down, catching his fingertip between the middle and right table extensions. This resulted in a partial amputation and a fracture to the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 10, 2020, a worker at Maples Industries, Inc. in SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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