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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016065396 · 6/17/2016 · Westervelt Pellets 1 LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Westervelt Pellets 1 LLC
Location
6777 Highway 17 South, ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35442
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was looking into a bark conveyor inspection hatch when a gust of wind blew the inspection lid shut on the employee's left index finger, lacerating and fracturing it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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