THEODORE, ALABAMA—
Mack Manufacturing Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Mack Manufacturing Inc., 7205 Bellingrath Road, THEODORE, ALABAMA 36582 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was holding a shaft that was being knocked out when his finger got pinched between the shaft and the repair box. His right middle fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries at Mack Manufacturing Inc.
THEODORE, ALABAMA—
Mack Manufacturing, Inc.
An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.
THEODORE, ALABAMA—
Mack Manufacturing, Inc.
An employee was working at the saw table to cut metal tubes. Once the tube was completed, the employee removed it. The tube slipped from the employee's hands, causing it to bounce off the floor and strike the employee's left hand. They were hospitalized for fractures of the middle, ring, and little fingers.
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