Mobile Asphalt Company, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — ATMORE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Mobile Asphalt Company, LLC | Report ID | 2015096695 |
| Address | 1088 Old Jack Springs Road | City, State ZIP | ATMORE, ALABAMA 36502 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Construction, logging, and mining machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 324121 | Inspection # | 1092429 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.07000, -87.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to clear a jam in the shaker screen machine. His shirt sleeve got caught in the equipment resulting in a fracture of his arm in three places. The employee will need surgery to repair the fractures.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2015, a worker at Mobile Asphalt Company, LLC in ATMORE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with construction, logging, and mining machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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