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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018043911 · 4/23/2018 · Scot Industries, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Scot Industries, Inc
Location
2277 North Street, EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, 53120
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a machine when a tube became stuck in a pneumatic roller. He went to remove the tube from the roller. When he removed enough pressure from the roller, the tube ejected out of the machine, lacerating and breaking his left pinky finger above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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