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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015010366 · 1/11/2015 · Ball Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
Ball Corporation
Location
3028 Birch Drive, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26062
NAICS
332431
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Using a metal lathe, a maintenance worker was polishing a shaft. The shaft kicked back and the maintenance worker was struck in the arm and hand by the shaft. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair the fractured arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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