Dadeville Pole Company, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — DADEVILLE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Dadeville Pole Company, LLC | Report ID | 2024021872 |
| Address | 1022 Thweatt Industrial Boulevard | City, State ZIP | DADEVILLE, ALABAMA 36853 |
| Event Date | February 29, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Log processing machinery |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | 1731833 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.81000, -85.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was greasing the log chain while walking on top of the logs. When the employee got to the log peeler, a sensor was triggered causing the equipment to move and amputate the employee's lower right leg. The equipment was not locked out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 29, 2024, a worker at Dadeville Pole Company, LLC in DADEVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with log processing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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