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Wolverine Tube, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wolverine Tube, Inc. in DECATUR, ALABAMA
Employer Wolverine Tube, Inc. Report ID 2021119804
Address 2100 Market Street NE City, State ZIP DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
Event Date November 12, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331318 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.60000, -86.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was applying lubricant to a machine in "auto-mode." The employee climbed over the slide and entered the area where the machine moved the slide traveler, which impacted his right leg and pushed him against the machine. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.

Incident Summary

On November 12, 2021, a worker at Wolverine Tube, Inc. in DECATUR, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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