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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20181213211 · 12/27/2018 · Unique Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
Source
Wrenches-nonpowered
Secondary source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Unique Industries, Inc.
Location
13488 Highway 25 North, CALERA, ALABAMA, 35040
NAICS
332722
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a bending machine, using a crescent wrench on a nut. The wrench slipped off the nut and his finger was smashed between the wrench and the machine. The middle and index fingers of his right hand were lacerated, requiring stitches and cleaning.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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