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Sonoco Products Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HARTSELLE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sonoco Products Company in HARTSELLE, ALABAMA
Employer Sonoco Products Company Report ID 2022098537
Address 1901 John D Long Drive Southeast City, State ZIP HARTSELLE, ALABAMA 35640
Event Date September 27, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.42000, -86.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a stacker system. Slack developed in a chain, and when it tightened the employee's left little finger was caught in the chain and sprocket. The finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2022, a worker at Sonoco Products Company in HARTSELLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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