SYCAMORE, ALABAMA—
AmeriBolt, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AmeriBolt, Inc., 18060 Alabama Highway 21, SYCAMORE, ALABAMA 35149 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was changing a tool inside of a forging press and pinched a finger between the tool and the mold flange. The right index fingertip was amputated without bone loss.
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An employee was pushing metal nuts down a tray. A rotating threader jig caught the employee's glove, causing amputations to the employee's right middle finger and right ring fingertip.
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An employee was putting pieces of steel on one side of pallets. He then turned around the pallets to put on other pieces of steel when the steel pieces slipped and hit his left foot, breaking two toes.
SYCAMORE, ALABAMA—
Ameribolt, Inc.
An employee removed a forged bolt and tossed it in a nearby keg. The bolt hit the rim of the keg, bounced back, and slid down between the employee's jeans and aluminized PPE pants. She suffered a third-degree burn on top of her left ankle.
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