Fractures

Name: Fractures at CROWN BATTERY MFG. CO.
Start: 4/29/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019044316 · 4/29/2019 · CROWN BATTERY MFG. CO.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: CROWN BATTERY MFG. CO.
Location: 1445 MAJESTIC DRIVE, FREMONT, OHIO, 43420
NAICS: 335911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 5:30 a.m. on April 29, 2019, an employee reached into a machine, through a light curtain, to adjust a proximity switch. The carriage of the machine lifted up and pinned the employee against the roof of the machine. The employee suffered rib fractures and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown