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Phifer, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Phifer, Inc. in TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
Employer Phifer, Inc. Report ID 20171111102
Address 4400 Kauloosa Ave City, State ZIP TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 35403
Event Date November 19, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Weaving machinery
Industry (NAICS) 313210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.16000, -87.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was threading woven material through the take-up device on a loom when his right middle finger entered the pinch point between the rollers while he was jogging them. As he pulled his finger back, the rollers fractured his fingertip and removed his fingernail.

Incident Summary

On November 19, 2017, a worker at Phifer, Inc. in TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with weaving machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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