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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022098408 · 9/22/2022 · Mueller Co. LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)

Employer

Name
Mueller Co. LLC
Location
956 Industrial Blvd., ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a bar to remove casting debris from a rotary screen. The bar contacted the rotating portion of the screen and bent, and the employee's right hand was pushed against the machine, resulting in a compound fracture. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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