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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015075111 · 7/27/2015 · Manpower of WV, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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
Manpower of WV, Inc.
Location
159 Harris Drive, POCA, WEST VIRGINIA, 25159
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at Tyler Mountain Water facility in Poca, West Virginia. The employee's hand was placed inside a blow mold, and his two middle fingers were squeezed together. The machine was in operation at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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