KFH Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Crushing injuries - DOTHAN, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at KFH Industries, Inc. in DOTHAN, Alabama
Employer KFH Industries, Inc.
Address 2926 Columbia Highway
City, State ZIP DOTHAN, Alabama 36303
Report ID 2015085959
Event Date August 20, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 314999
GPS Coordinates 31.22459, -85.34723

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Incident Narrative

On August 20, 2015, an employee was rethreading the extruded tube product into the belted puller. The rollers caught his glove and pulled his left thumb into the nip point, crushing it. He was hospitalized for a left thumb contusion.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2015, a worker at KFH Industries, Inc. in DOTHAN, Alabama suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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