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W&W AFCO Steel, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at W&W AFCO Steel, LLC in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
Employer W&W AFCO Steel, LLC Report ID 2023054226
Address 1085 Parker St. City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36108
Event Date May 11, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.35000, -86.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to dump blasting media in a 55-gallon drum into a dumpster. The chain slipped and a pinch point was created between it and the drum. The employee's thumb was caught, resulting in a right thumb tip amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2023, a worker at W&W AFCO Steel, LLC in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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