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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2016098774 · 9/15/2016 · Valley Cabinet Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Valley Cabinet Inc.
Location
845 Prosper Road, DE PERE, WISCONSIN, 54115
NAICS
337110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an air nozzle inside a machine to blow dust off internal parts when his right hand was caught in the rotating spindle inside the machine, smashing the index, middle, and ring fingers on his right hand. The machine's guard door was removed at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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