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AMCO Manufacturing Co

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AMCO Manufacturing Co in YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI
Employer AMCO Manufacturing Co Report ID 2023021476
Address 800 South Industrial Parkway City, State ZIP YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI 39194
Event Date February 16, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.84000, -90.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lining up a set of disc gangs in a frame using a crowbar. There was something stuck where the pin would go and the employee went to clear the jam when the spring moved. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 16, 2023, a worker at AMCO Manufacturing Co in YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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