ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA·
VMC Specialty Alloys LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at VMC Specialty Alloys LLC, 800 Martin Luther King Dr, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA 30103 on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
On May 20, 2024, an employee was placing ingot tongs onto an aluminum ingot to lift it from a casting pit using an overhead crane. The employee placed his right hand on the ingot tongs to position them when the tongs engaged causing a compound fracture to their right index finger. This resulted in amputation of the finger at the first joint.
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