Golden Dragon Copper, Inc.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — PINE HILL, Alabama
| Employer | Golden Dragon Copper, Inc. |
| Address | 405 GD Copper Drive |
| City, State ZIP | PINE HILL, Alabama 36769 |
| Report ID | 2018010209 |
| Event Date | January 8, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds |
| Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| Source of Injury | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Containers-pressurized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331421 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.96000, -87.62000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee had just set up and started a new product run on a straight tube machine line. The employee was walking toward the cutter machine on the line when she tripped on an airline that was at the base of the machine near the floor. She fell toward the cutter machine and reached out to stop her fall by bracing the machine. At the same time, a copper pipe (5/8" or 1" diameter) was coming out and impaled her right palm, requiring hospitalization. The machine was unguarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On January 8, 2018, a worker at Golden Dragon Copper, Inc. in PINE HILL, Alabama suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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