Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Wharton-Smith, Inc.
Start: 6/6/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065131 · 6/6/2017 · Wharton-Smith, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source: Walls

Employer

Name: Wharton-Smith, Inc.
Location: 950 Keller Rd., ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 32714
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a pipe level as it went through a machine when he slipped, lost his balance, and let go of the pipe. He tried to straighten it, but the pipe crushed his pinky fingertip between it and the adjacent concrete wall. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown