MCG Workforce Solutions, LLC
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person — Fractures — MOBILE, ALABAMA
| Employer | MCG Workforce Solutions, LLC | Report ID | 2021032225 |
| Address | Blakeley Boat Works a Cooper Company, 401 Cochran Bridge Rd | City, State ZIP | MOBILE, ALABAMA 36603 |
| Event Date | March 15, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person | Source of Injury | Sledges, sledgehammers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561330 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.62000, -88.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was controlling a come-a-long on one side of a flat plate while another worker was using a 20-pound steel hammer to strike the plate and move it into position inside the engine room of a vessel which was on shore/dry dock. The temporary employee was manually shaking the plate to see if it would slide down under its own weight when his left hand was struck by the hammer. The injured employee was wearing protective leather gloves at the time. His middle finger was broken and lacerated, the ring finger was also lacerated.
Incident Summary
On March 15, 2021, a worker at MCG Workforce Solutions, LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with sledges, sledgehammers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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