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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 20181213027 · 12/19/2018 · American Fibrex

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Eye(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Crowbars
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
American Fibrex
Location
1220 NW Murphy Blvd, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
NAICS
327993
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading insulation into pans to go into the oven. The molds jammed and the employee used a crowbar to unjam the molds. When the jam cleared, the crowbar broke loose and struck the employee in the face causing damage to an eye socket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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