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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015030938 · 3/3/2015 · HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple lower extremities locations, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS
Location
10 NORTHGATE INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a tooling knife on a slitting machine. The employee fell into the machine when it was jogged forward. His left foot was degloved up to the ankle, and he broke numerous bones. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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