Fractures

Name: Fractures at Welding and Crane Service
Start: 7/9/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076174 · 7/9/2016 · Welding and Crane Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Skull
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name: Welding and Crane Service
Location: 4471 Industrial Road, JACKSON, ALABAMA, 36545
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was grinding on a shaft while turning on a lathe when the shaft started wobbling, came out of the lathe, and struck the employee's forehead, cracking the skull.

Source

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