Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Superior Tube Company, Inc.
Start: 11/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110803 · 11/9/2017 · Superior Tube Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Tooth (teeth)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forging machinery

Employer

Name: Superior Tube Company, Inc.
Location: 3900 Germantown Pike, COLLEGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19426
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee pushed the button to start an oven's purge cycle when a metal plate came flying off the furnace and struck the employee's head/face. The employee suffered lacerations, a broken jaw, and missing teeth.

Source

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