Lozier Corporation _ Scottsboro Plant 2

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - SCOTTSBORO, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Lozier Corporation _ Scottsboro Plant 2 in 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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