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Crushing injuries
1 hospitalization · 20161110304 · 11/1/2016 · West Memphis Steel Corporation
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Hand(s), unspecified
- Nature of injury
- Crushing injuries
Cause
- Event
- Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- Source
- Brake presses
Employer
- Name
- West Memphis Steel Corporation
- Location
- 1101 Thompson Ave,, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, 72301
- NAICS
- 333519
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee's right hand was crushed by a press brake when the material he was holding slipped out of place and caused his hand to enter the machine.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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