3M Company, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — DECATUR, ALABAMA
| Employer | 3M Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2020098321 |
| Address | 1400 State Docks Road | City, State ZIP | DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601 |
| Event Date | September 1, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325220 | Inspection # | 1492333 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.64000, -87.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to remove a film roll from a chuck. The roll was pulled and the first employee's right index finger was caught between the roll and a cradle. He suffered an amputation to the finger.
Incident Summary
On September 1, 2020, a worker at 3M Company, Inc. in DECATUR, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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