Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Acorn Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Start: 3/19/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015031308 · 3/19/2015 · Acorn Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Acorn Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Location: 457 School Street, MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 02048
NAICS: 332510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A piece of metal was stuck on the conveyor near the shear. An employee climbed onto the moving conveyor to remove the metal and got his leg caught in the conveyor crushing it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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