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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015085959 · 8/20/2015 · KFH Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
KFH Industries, Inc.
Location
2926 Columbia Highway, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36303
NAICS
314999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 20, 2015, an employee was rethreading the extruded tube product into the belted puller. The rollers caught his glove and pulled his left thumb into the nip point, crushing it. He was hospitalized for a left thumb contusion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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