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Electric Machine and Fabrication, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Electric Machine and Fabrication, LLC in WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Electric Machine and Fabrication, LLC Report ID 20211211100
Address 10 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA 25661
Event Date December 28, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # 1571846
GPS Coordinates 37.70000, -82.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sheering metal when he lost footing and shifted his weight on the pedal, causing his left hand to be crushed by the clamp and bed of the machine. The employee's left index finger was amputated at the first knuckle, his left middle finger was amputated at the second knuckle, and his ring and little fingers were crushed.

Incident Summary

On December 28, 2021, a worker at Electric Machine and Fabrication, LLC in WILLIAMSON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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