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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018010568 · 1/18/2018 · Parma Post & Pole, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source
Grates and drains in floor surface

Employer

Name
Parma Post & Pole, Inc.
Location
26920 Hwy 95, PARMA, IDAHO, 83660
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was shoveling saw dust into an auger that leads to a dust collection system when the employee stepped on a grate covering the auger and the grate broke. The employee's right foot was then caught in the auger, crushing and lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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