Bruises, contusions

Name: Bruises, contusions at PTC Tubular Products LLC
Start: 6/26/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018066368 · 6/26/2018 · PTC Tubular Products LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Bruises, contusions

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name: PTC Tubular Products LLC
Location: 23041 East 800 North Road, FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS, 61739
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a die in a machine. After locking/tagging out the machine, the employee removed a pin securing the die in place. While the employee's hand was between the upper and lower dies, the upper metal die fell due to gravity and crushed the employee's hand between the two dies. The employee's hand suffered bruising.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown