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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2022098599 · 9/29/2022 · Vulcan Steel Products Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Threading and tapping machines

Employer

Name
Vulcan Steel Products Inc
Location
10 Crosscreek Trail, PELHAM, ALABAMA, 35124
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to thread material into a machine. His index finger was caught in the machine's point of operation, and he suffered an avulsion to the nail as well as an open fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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