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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2016010119 · 1/7/2016 · First Quality Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Slitters, winders-paper production

Employer

Name
First Quality Products, Inc.
Location
500 Oakridge Road, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS
322291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee entered the slitter machine area to cut off a piece of material. The machine was running at the time. The employee's left hand and forearm were crushed between two rollers on the machine, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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