NTN-Bower Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HAMILTON, ALABAMA
| Employer | NTN-Bower Corporation | Report ID | 2023098427 |
| Address | 2086 Military Street S | City, State ZIP | HAMILTON, ALABAMA 35570 |
| Event Date | September 12, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332991 | Inspection # | 1698380 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.11000, -87.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was repairing a conveyor hang-up on a machine and pulled up on the belt between the main conveyor drive pulley and the gearbox pulley. When the conveyor hang-up released, the employee's foot slipped, causing their hand to move forward and get pulled into the machine. The employee suffered an amputation to the right ring finger at the first knuckle. The machine was locked out at the time.
Incident Summary
On September 12, 2023, a worker at NTN-Bower Corporation in HAMILTON, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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