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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2019011044 · 1/29/2019 · Esco Group, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Casting machinery

Employer

Name
Esco Group, LLC
Location
9098 Eastside Dr. Extension, NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39345
NAICS
333513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to free a stuck casting from the casting feeder hopper door. The employee sprayed lubricant on the casting and the casting freed from the door. The employee's right forearm was inside the casting feeder hopper door when the casting was freed and the door closed on and crushed his forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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