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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20181112062 · 11/26/2018 · Silverstone, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Silverstone, Inc.
Location
4350 McKinley Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68112
NAICS
441310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a flashbutt welding machine when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. The two ends of the welder came together and pinched the employee's left forearm, breaking it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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