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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018088754 · 8/24/2018 · Rozell Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Rozell Industries
Location
Owens Corning, FEURA BUSH, NEW YORK, 12067
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A Rozell Industries employee was working near a contractor who was using a stone wheel grinder when the stone wheel blew apart. The shrapnel hit and broke the employee's leg, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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