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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 20161010155 · 10/28/2016 · CANAM STEEL INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
CANAM STEEL INC.
Location
2000 W. MAIN, WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, 63090
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 28, 2016, at 6:30 a.m., an employee was removing a piece of stuck steel from the shear. The machine was activated and a 1 inch diameter piece of angle steel was propelled into the employee's left forearm. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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