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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018088913 · 8/28/2018 · TCI of Alabama, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
TCI of Alabama, LLC
Location
101 Parkway East, PELL CITY, ALABAMA, 35125
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a compressed can from a can crushing baler machine when the equipment's retaining pin malfunctioned and became loose, allowing the head plate to fall and crush the employee's right hand. The employee's right hand was fractured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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