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Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc in SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
Employer Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc Report ID 2021108816
Address 208 Lonnie Crawford Blvd. City, State ZIP SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA 35769
Event Date October 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332119 Inspection # 1559254
GPS Coordinates 34.63000, -86.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a machine. His left thumb was smashed between a wooden block and a metal part, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 13, 2021, a worker at Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc in SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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