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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015052634 · 5/5/2015 · Metaltek International SMCI Division

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Metaltek International SMCI Division
Location
4105 Drane Field Road, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33811
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the top die on the 12-foot press when the die holder became loose. The ram and assembly dropped about 10 inches onto the employee's hands. He was hospitalized with a fractured right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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