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Cerro Wire, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — HARTSELLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cerro Wire, LLC in HARTSELLE, ALABAMA
Employer Cerro Wire, LLC Report ID 2015031256
Address 1099 Thompson Rd, SE City, State ZIP HARTSELLE, ALABAMA 35640
Event Date March 17, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 335929 Inspection # 1047280
GPS Coordinates 34.40000, -86.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing wire on a sheave with his gloved left hand. His glove was pulled between the tension belt and the sheave, causing his left thumb to be cut to the bone. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 17, 2015, a worker at Cerro Wire, LLC in HARTSELLE, ALABAMA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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