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Berkshire Hathaway

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Berkshire Hathaway in PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA
Employer Berkshire Hathaway Report ID 20211211022
Address 908 John Bussey Drive City, State ZIP PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA 36869
Event Date December 23, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327993 Inspection # 1570798
GPS Coordinates 32.43000, -84.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the grinder/blower section of a machine. The employee's gloved right hand contacted a loose belt; the glove was caught between the belt and the pulley, and the employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 23, 2021, a worker at Berkshire Hathaway in PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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