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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024021027 · 2/2/2024 · Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Other special process machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc.
Location
112 Brewer Street, DOUBLE SPRINGS, ALABAMA, 35553
NAICS
332321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making repairs to rollers where adhesive is applied and heated. The employee was investigating why glue was getting on glass material coming through the rollers when a glass pane contacted his left hand, causing fractures in the hand. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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