Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Incorporated

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Incorporated in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Incorporated Report ID 2020032278
Address 931 Avenue W City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35214
Event Date March 10, 2020 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 Threading and tapping machines
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 332722 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.52000, -86.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a roll threader machine to manufacture a metal bolt. The employee picked up a piece of material and positioned it into the threader dies to thread. He closed the dies with the foot pedal and used his left hand to help balance the material. When the material began to spin, his glove was caught and his left arm was twisted and broken.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2020, a worker at Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Incorporated 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 threading and tapping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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