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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018021308 · 2/7/2018 · Barksdale and Associates

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Barksdale and Associates
Location
211 Swett Ave., AMERICUS, GEORGIA, 31709
NAICS
334419
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a hydraulic press at shift end. The employee reached into a machine opening to retrieve a piece of material and the press platen struck and crushed the employee's hand. The machine was energized at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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