Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Joy Global
Start: 12/5/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129195 · 12/5/2015 · Joy Global

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Saw blades-unattached

Employer

Name: Joy Global
Location: 601 Lucerne Road, HOMER CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15748
NAICS: 333131
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee suffered a serious injury to his right hand while positioning a 1700 pound could blade onto a table. The injured employee suffered a broken index finger and cuts to three other fingers on his right hand when the part shifted as it was being moved with an overhead crane. The injury occurred in the weld shop.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown