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Crushing injuries

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015129119 · 12/2/2015 · Special T Metals LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Special T Metals LLC
Location
1701 Morrell Avenue, CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15425
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a can densifying machine that crushes aluminum cans. The employee's right foot got caught in the hydraulically controlled door to the machine, crushing and possibly amputating the toes.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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