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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017087457 · 8/4/2017 · Pliltek Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Pliltek Services
Location
1701 N. Waverly St., PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 74601
NAICS
238190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead hoist to lift a trailer axle with a strap when the strap broke. The axle then fell on and crushed his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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