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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017010972 · 1/31/2017 · R.W. Sauder, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Impact wrenches-powered

Employer

Name
R.W. Sauder, Inc.
Location
570 Furnace Hills Pike, LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA, 17543
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working underneath a trailer trying to remove a wheel with an air gun. The air pressure released causing the gun to jolt and catch the employee's hand between the floor and the bottom of the gun. The employee's right pinky finger was broken and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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