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Innovative Hearth Products

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Innovative Hearth Products in RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Innovative Hearth Products Report ID 2020043958
Address 1769 Lawrence Street East City, State ZIP RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA 35654
Event Date April 29, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 333414 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.48000, -87.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a parts table with two pallets stacked on top of each other when a pallet shifted, causing the employee's fingers to be caught between the two pallets. As a result, the employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2020, a worker at Innovative Hearth Products in RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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