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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022010140 · 1/6/2022 · Republic Conduit, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Metal materials-nonstructural, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Republic Conduit, Inc.
Location
633 Georgia Tubing Road, CEDAR SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 39832
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to align steel coils with the entry point of an end welder. The employee's right hand was caught between a steel coil and the adjustment screw at the entry point of the machine. The employee suffered a puncture and a fracture to the hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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