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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019099986 · 9/24/2019 · Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.
Location
250 Southwell Blvd, TIFTON, GEORGIA, 31794
NAICS
331319
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to lay metal flat on a cooling table from a safety basket. The arm of a tail stretcher machine caught the employee's right leg and broke the thigh.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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