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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2017031928 · 3/1/2017 · EXPANDED SOLUTIONS LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
EXPANDED SOLUTIONS LLC
Location
300 NORTH WEWOKA AVE., WEWOKA, OKLAHOMA, 74884
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a leveler machine. He was aligning the machine lid to put it back on, holding the lid with his right hand and his left hand was on the machine in a pinch point. As he was aligning the lid, it fell onto his left hand. The employee sustained broken bones and damage to blood vessels and nerves to his left ring and pinky fingers. The employee was admitted to the hospital and had surgery to pin the bones in his fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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