Sealing Equipment Products Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Cuts, lacerations — ALABASTER, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sealing Equipment Products Company, Inc. in ALABASTER, ALABAMA
Employer Sealing Equipment Products Company, Inc. Report ID 2018010797
Address 123 Airpack Industrial Road City, State ZIP ALABASTER, ALABAMA 35007
Event Date January 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 339991 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.19000, -86.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee changed out two full bobbins of yarn on a spooling machine, reloaded the machine with two new empty bobbins, wrapped the fiberglass yarn around the two bobbins, and pressed the start button with the left hand while the right hand was on one of the bobbins. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were then caught and pulled into the bobbin, and the yarn abraded/cut the inside of these two fingers.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2018, a worker at Sealing Equipment Products Company, Inc. in ALABASTER, ALABAMA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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