Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Pozetta Specialty Supplies
Start: 2/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015021260 · 2/9/2015 · Pozetta Specialty Supplies

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Plastic injection molding machinery
Secondary source: Plastic chips, particles

Employer

Name: Pozetta Specialty Supplies
Location: 3219 S. Platte River Dr., ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80110
NAICS: 561910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with the injection mold machine when a plastic part got stuck and his arm got caught in the machine. The mold closed on his hand/arm, resulting in crushing injuries to his hand and lower arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown