Automation Personnel Services, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — PELHAM, ALABAMA
| Employer | Automation Personnel Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2017010833 |
| Address | 652 Stuart lane | City, State ZIP | PELHAM, ALABAMA 35124 |
| Event Date | January 26, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561311 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.29000, -86.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was taking trash to the dumpster and suffered a laceration to the right index finger resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On January 26, 2017, a worker at Automation Personnel Services, Inc. in PELHAM, ALABAMA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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