Universal Forestry Product Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — SELMA, ALABAMA
| Employer | Universal Forestry Product Inc. | Report ID | 20201110577 |
| Address | 5 Meadow Craft Parkway | City, State ZIP | SELMA, ALABAMA 36701 |
| Event Date | November 8, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.32000, -86.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was monitoring the extrusion line that manufactures plastic board when it was stopped due to a process upset. When the line stops, material in the line must be cleared out before it may be restarted. The employee was clearing the line when his left middle finger was pinched between a board and the gravity roller causing an amputation to the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On November 8, 2020, a worker at Universal Forestry Product Inc. in SELMA, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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