Mid-South/Central Extrusion Die Co., Inc.

Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mid-South/Central Extrusion Die Co., Inc. in MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA
Employer Mid-South/Central Extrusion Die Co., Inc. Report ID 2025076616
Address 334 East Washington Drive City, State ZIP MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA 35661
Event Date July 9, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. Source of Injury Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 333514 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.74000, -87.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading components into fixtures on an automated CNC Line. He was moving a J-Hook lifting apparatus by hand from its storage location to the raw material area in order to pick up a piece of steel. The employee had the crane remote and the neck of the J-Hook apparatus in his right hand. When he went to set the J-Hook down on the floor, he placed his left middle finger inside of the lifting loop of the magnet. As he manually lowered the J-Hook to the floor by the neck, it fell. As the neck dropped to the floor, the magnet shifted and the lifting loop of the magnet retracted into the bracket of the J-Hook, fracturing and amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 9, 2025, a worker at Mid-South/Central Extrusion Die Co., Inc. in MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object handled by person n.e.c., with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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