DAS North America, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
| Employer | DAS North America, Inc. | Report ID | 2021109217 |
| Address | 840 Industrial Park Blvd. | City, State ZIP | MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36111 |
| Event Date | October 26, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336111 | Inspection # | 1560746 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.38000, -86.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working in a test booth that tests the noise quality of automobile seats. The conveyor line stopped moving. The employee looked through the test booth doors, leaned over and placed their left hand on the chain and sprocket that drives the conveyor. The conveyor system began moving, resulting in amputations to the left index, middle and ring fingers.
Incident Summary
On October 26, 2021, a worker at DAS North America, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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