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AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — AXIS, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY in AXIS, ALABAMA
Employer AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY Report ID 2024010573
Address 12650 HIGHWAY 43 NORTH City, State ZIP AXIS, ALABAMA 36505
Event Date January 19, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Hoppers except confined space
Industry (NAICS) 325320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.94000, -88.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to dump waste from a small hopper to a bigger hopper. He elevated the hopper, got out of the forklift, and used a lever to lower the hopper to dump the waste. After dumping the hopper, it swung back and pinched the employee's left index finger between it and the forklift fork, amputating the tip.

Incident Summary

On January 19, 2024, a worker at AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY in AXIS, ALABAMA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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