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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016087207 · 8/4/2016 · Southern Illinois Healthcare dba Herrin Hospital

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Trash compactors

Employer

Name
Southern Illinois Healthcare dba Herrin Hospital
Location
201 South 14th Street, HERRIN, ILLINOIS, 62948
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was emptying the trash and cleaning off the compactor when the compactor activated and caused two fractures to the employee's left hand/finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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