Heil Environmental
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Heil Environmental | Report ID | 2021108770 |
| Address | 106 45th Street, NE | City, State ZIP | FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA 35967 |
| Event Date | October 12, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Parts and materials, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.48000, -85.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing an empty cylinder onto an assembly body support bracket. The cylinder slipped and caught the employee's left index finger against the bracket. The employee suffered an amputation just below the nail.
Incident Summary
On October 12, 2021, a worker at Heil Environmental in FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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