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Koch Foods of Alabama LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GADSDEN, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Koch Foods of Alabama LLC in GADSDEN, ALABAMA
Employer Koch Foods of Alabama LLC Report ID 2022065274
Address 501 Paden Road City, State ZIP GADSDEN, ALABAMA 35903
Event Date June 17, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Shearing machines
Secondary Source Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424420 Inspection # 1603285
GPS Coordinates 33.96000, -85.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a piece of steel into a shear when the steel kicked up and pinched his left middle finger against the shear, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2022, a worker at Koch Foods of Alabama LLC in GADSDEN, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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