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Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — TIFTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc. in TIFTON, GEORGIA
Employer Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc. Report ID 2019099986
Address 250 Southwell Blvd City, State ZIP TIFTON, GEORGIA 31794
Event Date September 24, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331319 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.41000, -83.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to lay metal flat on a cooling table from a safety basket. The arm of a tail stretcher machine caught the employee's right leg and broke the thigh.

Incident Summary

On September 24, 2019, a worker at Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc. in TIFTON, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). 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.

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