American Leakless Company, L.L.C.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Fractures - ATHENS, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at American Leakless Company, L.L.C. in ATHENS, Alabama
Employer American Leakless Company, L.L.C.
Address 136 Roy Long Road West
City, State ZIP ATHENS, Alabama 35611
Report ID 2023098453
Event Date September 13, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 339991
Inspection # 1698633
GPS Coordinates 34.76195, -86.97790

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning rollers when her arm was caught between the rollers. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to the wrist and little finger.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2023, a worker at American Leakless Company, L.L.C. in ATHENS, Alabama suffered fractures to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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