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United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC in BESSEMER, ALABAMA
Employer United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC Report ID 2023054233
Address 2023 St. Louis Avenue City, State ZIP BESSEMER, ALABAMA 35020
Event Date May 11, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # 1670768
GPS Coordinates 33.41000, -86.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was guiding a plate down with a crane operator when his hand became caught between the top plate and the base of the machine, resulting in a soft tissue amputation of the right little finger.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2023, a worker at United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC in BESSEMER, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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