CALVERT, ALABAMA—
AM/NS Calvert, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AM/NS Calvert, LLC, 1 AM/NS Way, CALVERT, ALABAMA 36513 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the rotary valve of a machine when his right middle and ring fingers were caught in the valve. The employee was hospitalized and both fingers were amputated to the first knuckle.
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CALVERT, ALABAMA—
AM/NS Calvert, LLC
An employee was cutting the stringer and resetting the side trimmer when the trimmer rotated, causing steel material to move and strike their foot. The employee sustained a fractured foot.
CALVERT, ALABAMA—
AM/NS Calvert, LLC
An employee was troubleshooting an overhead crane. A part in the electrical cabinet caused an arc flash that burned his right hand. He was hospitalized.
CALVERT, ALABAMA—
AM/NS Calvert, LLC
Employees were moving an electric motor with a crane. When the motor came free, a piece of its mount struck an employee, breaking their left forearm.
CALVERT, ALABAMA—
AM/NS Calvert, LLC
An employee was changing out a work roll in a tilt plant at a finish mill. His left foot was caught and broken in a pinch point.
CALVERT, ALABAMA—
AM/NS Calvert LLC
On February 16, 2015, employee walking on flat level ground collapsed and broke his hip.
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