Foley Products Company, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Fractures - ATHENS, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Foley Products Company, Inc. in ATHENS, Alabama
Employer Foley Products Company, Inc.
Address 311 East Elm Street
City, State ZIP ATHENS, Alabama 35611
Report ID 2020032100
Event Date March 4, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327332
Inspection # 1468841
GPS Coordinates 34.82035, -86.96236

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Incident Narrative

The injured employee was talking to another employee while kneeling on the mud pan. The injured employee's right foot/leg were caught between the mud pan and the catwalk resulting in a fracture to the right leg. The machine was in operation at the time.

Incident Summary

On March 4, 2020, a worker at Foley Products Company, Inc. in ATHENS, Alabama suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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