SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA—
Everwood Treatment Co., Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Everwood Treatment Co., Inc., 11349 HWY 31, SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA 36527 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was clearing a jam when his right hand came in contact with a knife head, resulting in the amputation of his right thumb and finger.
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