Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Hwashin America Corporation
Start: 12/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171211801 · 12/12/2017 · Hwashin America Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: Hwashin America Corporation
Location: 661 Montgomery Hwy, GREENVILLE, ALABAMA, 36037
NAICS: 336111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a robotic cell attempting to clear slag from a welding tip when the robot energized. The robotic arm struck and pinned the employee, fracturing and dislocating the employee's left hip.

Source

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