Griffin Industrial Contracting Company
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — MADISON, ALABAMA
| Employer | Griffin Industrial Contracting Company | Report ID | 2021098041 |
| Address | 9000 Greenbriar Parkway NW | City, State ZIP | MADISON, ALABAMA 35756 |
| Event Date | September 17, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238290 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.68000, -86.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on an overhead screen guard and leaning over to check jig alignment on the line. The employee had cut the welds loose on a check gig and held it up with a come-along to relocate it. The remaining single bead broke loose, causing the check gig to catch the employee's left-hand fingers against the column for the top of the check gig. The little finger was crushed and lacerated and the ring finger was partially amputated at the nailbed.
Incident Summary
On September 17, 2021, a worker at Griffin Industrial Contracting Company in MADISON, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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