MID CONTINENT NAIL CORPORATION

Entangled in other object or equipment — Fractures — POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MID CONTINENT NAIL CORPORATION in POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
Employer MID CONTINENT NAIL CORPORATION Report ID 2016010626
Address 2700 CENTRAL AVE City, State ZIP POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI 63901
Event Date January 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Industry (NAICS) 331222 Inspection # 1124333
GPS Coordinates 36.72000, -90.41000

Incident Narrative

While sweeping the floor near a wire un-coiler, an employee became caught in the rotating wire, breaking a leg and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2016, a worker at MID CONTINENT NAIL CORPORATION in POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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