Turner Industries Group, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA
| Employer | Turner Industries Group, LLC | Report ID | 2023010551 |
| Address | 4805 E 2nd Street | City, State ZIP | MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA 35661 |
| Event Date | January 18, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 | Inspection # | 1646066 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.75000, -87.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing the belt wrapper on a cold-mill and lining up the cylinder head pin hole with the cart. His finger was pinched between the pad eye and the ram cylinder pin hole and sustained a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 18, 2023, a worker at Turner Industries Group, LLC in MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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