Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Plan B Services and Solutions, LLC
Start: 7/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076410 · 7/12/2017 · Plan B Services and Solutions, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Plan B Services and Solutions, LLC
Location: 14536 Hwy 75 Alt, KIEFER, OKLAHOMA, 74041
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and coworkers were finalizing repairs on a shot blast machine and had re-energized it. The injured employee was still troubleshooting the machine when someone pushed the start button, causing the machine to cycle. The employee's foot and lower leg were caught and crushed by the moving parts, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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