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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018099356 · 9/10/2018 · Alfa Laval Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Face, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Alfa Laval Inc.
Location
1201 S. 9th Street, BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, 74012
NAICS
332410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was securing the air seal on a motor mount when another employee, who was attempting to lower a fan assembly, loosened the come-along on the load and the fan assembly shifted, pinning the injured employee into the motor mount. The employee's head was crushed, breaking several bones in his face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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