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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016032651 · 3/30/2016 · Tarkett, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Tarkett, Inc.
Location
16035 Industrial Pkwy., MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO, 44062
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing out a mold on a machine when the safety device processor card failed, dropping the mold on the employee's finger. The employee was hospitalized with a broken index finger and hairline fracture to the middle finger, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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