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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018065727 · 6/11/2018 · Homeland Vinyl Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Homeland Vinyl Products, Inc.
Location
3300 Pinson Valley Parkway, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in the pelletizer machine and got their right-hand fingers caught in the auger. The employee's fingers sustained deep lacerations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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