SYCAMORE, ALABAMA—
Ameribolt, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ameribolt, Inc., 10860 Hwy 21, SYCAMORE, ALABAMA 35149 on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the ankle(s).
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Final narrative
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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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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