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Marathon Equipment Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Marathon Equipment Company in VERNON, ALABAMA
Employer Marathon Equipment Company Report ID 2023043418
Address 909 County Road 9 S City, State ZIP VERNON, ALABAMA 35592
Event Date April 17, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary Source Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 333318 Inspection # 1666034
GPS Coordinates 33.76000, -88.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lining up 2-inch pieces of bar stock for clamping when their right index finger was caught between the bar stock. The employee sustained a degloving injury that resulted in medical amputation of the right index finger at the distal joint.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2023, a worker at Marathon Equipment Company in VERNON, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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