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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015096327 · 9/1/2015 · Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
Location
411 Sunapee Street, NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03773
NAICS
331512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean a machine. While trying to clear chips away, his glove got caught and his left hand was pulled into the cutter, fracturing and lacerating his left hand and wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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