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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2017021788 · 2/24/2017 · Graham Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Pelvis
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Graham Corporation
Location
20 Florence Avenue, BATAVIA, NEW YORK, 14020
NAICS
332410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a MIG welder to make a permanent weld on the cap of a large cylinder (weighing 2,700 pounds) that was rotating slowly. The large cylinder then tipped and fell onto the employee, injuring his pelvis and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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