BRIDGEPORT, ALABAMA—
Engineered Floors
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Engineered Floors, 236 Beaulieu Road, BRIDGEPORT, ALABAMA 35740 on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was removing material from a roll when they slipped and fell on the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured right hip.
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An employee was trying to keep the edge of a carpet from folding over and going through a steam press roller. His left hand and arm were pulled into the roller. He suffered crushing injuries and burns to the hand, arm, and bicep.
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The injured employee and a co-worker had just finished removing a cover from a roll of carpet when the injured employee's right foot and ankle were run over by a forklift. The employee's foot was fractured.
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An employee was trying to cut yarn from a shaft twister machine when his glove was caught on the rotating shaft, resulting in a left thumb amputation to the first joint. The machine was unguarded and not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
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