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ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. Report ID 20181010701
Address 1730 VANDERBILT ROAD City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35234
Event Date October 17, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.54000, -86.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a gas shock on the lid of a large box in the dress-out area. The box requires two shocks and after installation of the first shock, another employee asked the injured employee to move the box that he was working on. The injured employee was in the process of moving the box when the lid closed and caught his hand between the lid and the box frame. The employee suffered an open left thumb distal phalanx fracture with a nailbed injury.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2018, a worker at ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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