Comfort Systems USA (Mid South), Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - BIRMINGHAM, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Comfort Systems USA (Mid South), Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
Employer Comfort Systems USA (Mid South), Inc.
Address 3100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd
City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, Alabama 35203
Report ID 2019076853
Event Date July 8, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332322
GPS Coordinates 33.53162, -86.79718

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Incident Narrative

An employee was pulled into a coil line machine when her right arm was caught between a coil line belt and a straight bar going across the belt. The arm was broken in two places.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2019, a worker at Comfort Systems USA (Mid South), Inc. in BIRMINGHAM, Alabama suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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