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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015096552 · 9/9/2015 · Retriev Technologies

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Gears
Secondary source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Retriev Technologies
Location
265 QUARRY RD. SE, LANCASTER, OHIO, 43130
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While setting a gearbox in the motor for a tank mixer, an employee's hand got caught between the gearbox and mounting plate. The employee's left hand was crushed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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