Hwaseung Automotive USA, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Hwaseung Automotive USA, LLC | Report ID | 2020109695 |
| Address | 101 Development Dr | City, State ZIP | ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA 36330 |
| Event Date | October 12, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336390 | Inspection # | 1499373 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.31000, -85.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee loaded a part onto the forming machine and activated the machine using the two hand activation buttons. The machine pushed the pipe and the pipe touched the proximity switch which signals the machine to lower the pipe holding parts, but the holding parts did not come down. The employee was adjusting the pipe when the holding parts came down and amputated the index and middle fingers on their left hand.
Incident Summary
On October 12, 2020, a worker at Hwaseung Automotive USA, LLC in ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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