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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016109361 · 10/4/2016 · Louis Meskan Brass Foundry, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Louis Meskan Brass Foundry, Inc.
Location
2014 N. Major Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
NAICS
331523
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a core machine because it was not operating. He attempted to clear some sand inside the point of operation. As his hand passed through a light curtain's sensing field, a core table lowered and crushed his right hand, causing lacerations and fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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