KFH Industries, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — DOTHAN, ALABAMA
| Employer | KFH Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2025043367 |
| Address | 2926 Columbia HWY | City, State ZIP | DOTHAN, ALABAMA 36301 |
| Event Date | April 10, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 314999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.22000, -85.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was winding a bobbin on a bobbin-winding machine when the string became entangled. While the employee was untangling it with scissors, the string caught her finger, wrapped around it tightly, and amputated it at the first joint. The machine was guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 10, 2025, a worker at KFH Industries, Inc. in DOTHAN, ALABAMA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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