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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015020644 · 2/20/2015 · Brake Supply Company Downard Underground, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
Brake Supply Company Downard Underground, Inc.
Location
483 Industrial Park Road, PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24739
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 20, 2015, at approximately 8:10pm, an employee fractured and lacerated his right hand when it was caught between the cylinder being worked in the lathe and the boring bar. The injury resulted in surgery and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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