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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171111278 · 11/27/2017 · Korens USA, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Korens USA, Inc.
Location
600 Joseph Street, ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA, 35010
NAICS
336111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking on other employees' work progress on a production line and stepped up onto a metal conveyor. It tipped forward and then back onto his lower left leg/ankle, causing abrasions, lacerations, and a chipped bone to his left tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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