Fractures

Name: Fractures at UNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATION
Start: 4/13/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020043357 · 4/13/2020 · UNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary source: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: UNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATION
Location: 199 Howell Bridge Rd., BALL GROUND, GEORGIA, 30107
NAICS: 336413
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an aluminum stretcher machine. The employee was struck by a piece of steel tooling that failed while in the machine. The employee sustained a laceration and a fractured lower leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown