Lozier Corporation _ Scottsboro Plant 2
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - SCOTTSBORO, Alabama
| Employer | Lozier Corporation _ Scottsboro Plant 2 |
| Address | 2601 East Willow St. |
| City, State ZIP | SCOTTSBORO, Alabama 35768 |
| Report ID | 2022108969 |
| Event Date | October 12, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Source of Injury | Stacking machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423440 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.68052, -86.00847 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was utilizing an automatic lift table stacking system. The employee manually lowered the lift table using the control panel to retrieve a broken wood board that was severed into two pieces. As the employee reached to retrieve a piece of wood, the lift table started to rise, causing the employee's right hand to become caught between the lift table and the system frame. The employee sustained a fracture to the right little finger and a laceration to the right hand.
Incident Summary
On October 12, 2022, a worker at Lozier Corporation _ Scottsboro Plant 2 in SCOTTSBORO, Alabama suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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