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Berger US, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Berger US, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Berger US, Inc. Report ID 2021010787
Address 3491 Mary Taylor Road City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35235
Event Date January 28, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332439 Inspection # 1513674
GPS Coordinates 33.60000, -86.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a ring rolling machine when he noticed a cut off slug had fallen into the overlap press. He pressed the quit button on the controller to stop the machine. He then reached into the overlap press to clear the debris and the press crushed the two middle fingers on his right hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the two fingers just below the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2021, a worker at Berger US, Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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