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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2017065779 · 6/23/2017 · OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
OHIO METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Location
470 JOHN ALFORD PARKWAY, HEBRON, OHIO, 43025
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 23, 2017, an employee was attempting to adjust the rails on a paint line when a robotic gantry loading mechanism struck him in the back and bent him over the machine, where a static centering handle pierced his upper right chest.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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