C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
| Employer | C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2022097848 |
| Address | 150 Folmar Parkway | City, State ZIP | MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36105 |
| Event Date | September 2, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.26000, -86.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was blowing bearings from underneath a ball bearing assembly machine using an air hose. The air hose nozzle was pulled under the machine table, which rose and pinched the employee's right hand against a structural support. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the right thumb.
Incident Summary
On September 2, 2022, a worker at C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company, 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 machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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