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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018021505 · 2/13/2018 · WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc.
Location
One 12th Street, MIDLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 15059
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting the overhead crane operator to place an empty ladle in a ladle pre-heat station when the employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point resulting in a crushing injury to the hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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