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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015129544 · 12/16/2015 · Motor Castings Company

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
Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name
Motor Castings Company
Location
1323 South 65th Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53214
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an upper and lower flask of a mold trying to get the upper flask to seat on the lower flask properly. The flasks came together and crushed the employee's hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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