Fractures

Name: Fractures at Caledonian Alloys
Start: 9/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096581 · 9/9/2015 · Caledonian Alloys

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Caledonian Alloys
Location: 3190 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an alligator shear to cut a nickel alloy plate when his hand and thumb contacted the shear's nip point. The bone behind his knuckle was crushed/fractured.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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