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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017099016 · 9/20/2017 · SOUTHERN RECYCLING LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SOUTHERN RECYCLING LLC
Location
4801 FLORIDA AVE., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70117
NAICS
444190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was waiting in the hammer mill to prepare a grate bar for rigging and removal when the grate bar suddenly shifted and fell on him, crushing his pelvis and right upper leg. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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