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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017054232 · 5/9/2017 · Bioplast Manufacturing, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name
Bioplast Manufacturing, LLC
Location
128 Wharton Road, BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA, 19007
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a large heavy mold when his left pinky finger was caught between the mold he was pushing and another stationary mold. His finger was severely crushed and lacerated, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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