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Chemical Waste Managment, Inc.

Entangled in other object or equipment — Fractures — EMELLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Chemical Waste Managment, Inc. in EMELLE, ALABAMA
Employer Chemical Waste Managment, Inc. Report ID 20171211888
Address 36964 AL Hwy 17 City, State ZIP EMELLE, ALABAMA 35459
Event Date December 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Rope, twine, string
Industry (NAICS) 562112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.79000, -88.31000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was holding the tagline rope assisting a dump truck driver dump a load. When the dump bed was raised, the load shifted causing tension on the tagline rope and fracturing the injured employee's right pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2017, a worker at Chemical Waste Managment, Inc. in EMELLE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with rope, twine, string identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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