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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015021137 · 2/4/2015 · L.E. Sauer Machine Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
L.E. Sauer Machine Company
Location
3535 Tree Court Industrial Blvd, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63122
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 2/4/15, worker was operating a Trumf press brake when the punch came down on his fingers while he was setting the press up to operate. Specifically, the worker was placing a polyurethane cover over the die so that the part to be processed would not be damaged. The worker stepped forward on the foot pedal, which activated the press and injured multiple fingers. The worker was hospitalized following surgery to place pins in the injured fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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