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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017076162 · 7/5/2017 · N.J. Malin & Associates, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Jacks

Employer

Name
N.J. Malin & Associates, LLC
Location
7601 N 10th Street, MCALLEN, TEXAS, 78504
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing forklift cylinder seals on the outer main lift cylinder. The employee raised the mast channels to separate the cylinder from the mast. The jack failed and the employee's right hand was caught between the cylinder and the forklift mast resulting in a crushing injury to his right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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