Southern Shutter Company, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Southern Shutter Company, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
Employer Southern Shutter Company, Inc. Report ID 2020032423
Address 100 Coffee St City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104
Event Date March 13, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # 1470759
GPS Coordinates 32.37000, -86.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning wood dust from a molder after running the machine. The blades snagged the tips of his gloves, pulling his right hand under the guard and into the splitting head. The employee suffered amputations to the ring and little fingers above the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2020, a worker at Southern Shutter Company, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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