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.
Address 1730 VANDERBILT ROAD
City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, Alabama 35234
Report ID 20181010701
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
GPS Coordinates 33.54761, -86.79198

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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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