BESSEMER, ALABAMA—
Vance Metal Products, Inc.
Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Vance Metal Products, Inc., 5751 Durose Drive, BESSEMER, ALABAMA 35022 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was forming parts on a punch press. As he was removing parts from the tooling, he tripped, catching his left hand in the tooling. Two of the employee's fingers were partially amputated.
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