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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015085440 · 8/5/2015 · Bird Equipment LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
Bird Equipment LLC.
Location
11950 SOUTH AVENUE, NORTH LIMA, OHIO, 44452
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee fabricating highway signs was welding on a metal plate (approximately 530 pounds and 28"x33"x2") when the tack-welds gave way and the metal plate fell onto and crushed the employee's right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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