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United Roofing Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Crushing injuries — EUTAW, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Roofing Manufacturing Company, Inc. in EUTAW, ALABAMA
Employer United Roofing Manufacturing Company, Inc. Report ID 2019065932
Address 861 Finches Ferry Road City, State ZIP EUTAW, ALABAMA 35462
Event Date June 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 324122 Inspection # 1410256
GPS Coordinates 32.84000, -87.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was addressing a break in the paper product on a production line. The employee removed some asphalt-saturated paper from the saturator box. As the employee attempted to remove additional paper from the machinery, the employee's gloved left hand became caught and crushed on a roller. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 12, 2019, a worker at United Roofing Manufacturing Company, Inc. in EUTAW, ALABAMA suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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