Orbital ATK, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - RADFORD, Virginia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Orbital ATK, Inc. in RADFORD, Virginia
Employer Orbital ATK, Inc.
Address Caller Service Six Building 1513, Radford Army Ammunition Plant
City, State ZIP RADFORD, Virginia 24143
Report ID 2015107865
Event Date October 21, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Lathes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 811310
Inspection # 1102760
GPS Coordinates 37.12000, -80.57000

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Incident Narrative

On 10/21/2015, an employee was sanding a piece of stock on a lathe when he was pulled into the rolling stock fracturing his left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2015, a worker at Orbital ATK, Inc. in RADFORD, Virginia suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with lathes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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