GORBEL, INC., ALABAMA DIVISION
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PELL CITY, ALABAMA
| Employer | GORBEL, INC., ALABAMA DIVISION | Report ID | 2021043533 |
| Address | 600 GARDNER DRIVE | City, State ZIP | PELL CITY, ALABAMA 35125 |
| Event Date | April 29, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Cranes, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333923 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.59000, -86.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting a shipper with preparing a workstation crane and its components for shipment. The crane measured 390 inches long and 12 inches high. The employee was helping the shipper manually turn a bridge on skids from a vertical position to a horizontal position when the bridge struck the tip of their left middle finger, pinching it between the skid and the bridge. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
Incident Summary
On April 29, 2021, a worker at GORBEL, INC., ALABAMA DIVISION in PELL CITY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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