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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016098619 · 9/12/2016 · Michelin North America, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Michelin North America, Inc.
Location
5101 21st Street, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
NAICS
326211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating machinery that re-rolls tire liners. She was observing a liner being wound at the machine and was adjusting the liner when her gloved hand was caught in the winding liner, fracturing her right forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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