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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171110793 · 11/9/2017 · Pace Industries Castings, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Other special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Pace Industries Castings, LLC
Location
1600 7th Ave., GRAFTON, WISCONSIN, 53024
NAICS
331521
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rebuilding a sprayer arm. He had bolted the sprayer arm to the main bench and was attempting to wipe off grease when the sprayer arm struck and crushed his right thumb, fracturing it. The sprayer arm was energized and running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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