SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA—
IKO Southeast Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at IKO Southeast Inc., 1708 Sylacauga Fayetteville Hwy, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA 35151 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a locked-out cooling section of an exhaust fan. The employee's hand was caught in the nip point of a belt and pulley in the fan; the employee suffered an amputation of the right little fingertip and a broken right ring finger.
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