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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021581 · 2/17/2017 · American Trim

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Containers-pressurized, unspecified
Secondary source
Air compressors

Employer

Name
American Trim
Location
1501 Michigan St., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 17, 2017, at approximately 7:45 AM, an employee was uncoupling a 2-inch airline from an air compressor when the pressurized line became unhooked and whipped around, striking the employee in the lower right leg. The employee suffered right tibia/fibula fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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