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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171111172 · 11/21/2017 · Liberty Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Skull
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Liberty Manufacturing, Inc.
Location
1002 N. Hoerner Road, MISSION, TEXAS, 78572
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a pneumatic wrench to tighten a spring cap onto a bolt while repairing a metal shearing machine. As the employee added downward pressure on the spring, the bolt snapped, releasing the spring's compression and causing it to shoot out of containment and into the employee's forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration that required stitches and a minor skull fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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