Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Midwest Manufacturing and Distributing, Inc.
Start: 6/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015063826 · 6/16/2015 · Midwest Manufacturing and Distributing, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Midwest Manufacturing and Distributing, Inc.
Location: 6025 N. Keystone Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60646
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in one area of the shop cutting metal and welding. He heard a noise and went to investigate at the other end of the shop. He decided to oil the rolling machine. As he was checking the rolling machine his gloved hand was caught and pulled into the machine. His hand was crushed and skin was removed from his hand.

Source

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