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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015031623 · 3/31/2015 · MASTERPAC CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
MASTERPAC CORPORATION
Location
8339 Bridge Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63125
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to set up a trim die on a thermal molding machine when his left forearm, thumb, and index finger got crushed. The machine was not locked out at the time. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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