Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wolverine Tube, Inc., 2100 Market Street NE, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was adjusting a stretcher. Their foot went between a 3-inch opening on a press. The employee sustained an open fracture of their lower left leg above the ankle.
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An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
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