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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016042825 · 4/5/2016 · Germantown Iron & Steel Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Germantown Iron & Steel Corp.
Location
N174 W21370 Alcan Drive, JACKSON, WISCONSIN, 53037
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shearer to cut a metal plate during prep work. A piece of the metal shear blade broke and hit him in the neck, causing a neck laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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