GREENVILLE, ALABAMA—
Hwashin America Corporation
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hwashin America Corporation, 661 Montgomery Hwy, GREENVILLE, ALABAMA 36037 on — Fractures, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a forklift and suffered a medical emergency. The employee fell off the forklift striking their head and face on the floor fracturing facial bones.
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GREENVILLE, ALABAMA—
Hwashin America Corporation
An employee was re-working parts while operating a 250-ton press on the pass line when the machine actuated and their right hand was crushed. The employee sustained amputations to their middle and ring fingers, as well as fractures to their right arm and hand.
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA—
Hwashin America Corporation
An employee was moving a mobile conveyor for her workstation (a 300-ton press). The employee's left ring and little fingers got caught on the conveyor and the fingertips were amputated.
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA—
Hwashin America Corporation
A forklift struck a Hwashin American employee as it backed up. It knocked down the employee and ran over both of the employee's legs, breaking them.
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA—
Hwashin America Corporation
An employee was in a robotic cell attempting to clear slag from a welding tip when the robot energized. The robotic arm struck and pinned the employee, fracturing and dislocating the employee's left hip.
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA—
Hwashin America Corporation
An employee was lifting a part with her left hand when the part slipped and struck her right hand, amputating the first right-hand fingertip.
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