Foley Products Company, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — ATHENS, ALABAMA
| Employer | Foley Products Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2020054143 |
| Address | 311 East Elm Street | City, State ZIP | ATHENS, ALABAMA 35611 |
| Event Date | May 4, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327332 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.82000, -86.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing bolts on a shaft adapter with a ratcheting allen head socket wrench. While the employee was loosening a bolt, the blocking bar for the shaft slipped, allowing the shaft to drop 6 inches and pinch the employee's left little fingertip between the ratchet and the top of the gearbox. The finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On May 4, 2020, a worker at Foley Products Company, Inc. in ATHENS, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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