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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017087929 · 8/17/2017 · W & W / AFCO Steel

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
W & W / AFCO Steel
Location
1730 West Reno Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73106
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to move material off a skid with a 6,000-pound electro magnet. When he activated the magnet's release mechanism, his right thumb was caught between the release handle and the magnet, crushing his thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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