SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA—
WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at WOLVERINE TUBE, INC., 41600 WOLVERINE RD, SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA 74101 on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting metal pallets when a metal pallet slipped out of his hand and crushed his right hand middle finger, breaking it.
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DECATUR, ALABAMA—
Wolverine Tube, Inc.
A maintenance employee was attaching a piece of foam in the hood of a finishing saw. The hood lowered and the employee's right middle finger was pinched between the hood and the table resulting in a fracture and laceration. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
DECATUR, ALABAMA—
Wolverine Tube, Inc.
An employee was operating a die pusher, a device that separated a die from the outer ring so the ring could be immediately reused. The employee's right ring finger was caught between the die spacer and the ring fixture, and the fingertip was partially amputated.
DECATUR, ALABAMA—
Wolverine Tube, Inc.
An employee was guiding material from a saw onto a feed-out table when their right thumb was caught between the material and a guide pin, resulting in a partial amputation of 3/8 of the tip of their right thumb.
DECATUR, ALABAMA—
Wolverine Tube, Inc.
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.
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA—
WOLVERINE TUBE, INC.
An employee was hand feeding a copper tube into a finning machine with her right hand. The employee rested her left hand on top of the slide gate guard with her fingertips behind the guard. The machine was in the automatic mode. The slide gate activated and amputated her left small fingertip.
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