← OSHA severe injury reports

Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018010495 · 1/16/2018 · The Ziegenfelder Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
The Ziegenfelder Company
Location
87 18th Street, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
NAICS
311520
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 16, 2018, at approximately 5:00 a.m., an employee was operating a crimper machine when his finger contacted a pinch point and was severely cut, requiring hospitalization. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown