Flexco Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA
| Employer | Flexco Corporation | Report ID | 2015042399 |
| Address | 1401 East 6th Street | City, State ZIP | TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA 35674 |
| Event Date | April 28, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326299 | Inspection # | 1060580 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.73000, -87.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was threading material onto a foaming drum on line four when his glove was caught pulling his right hand between the forming drums and injuring his fingers.
Incident Summary
On April 28, 2015, a worker at Flexco Corporation in TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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