Fractures

Name: Fractures at EDGE MANUFACTURING INC.
Start: 7/15/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077151 · 7/15/2019 · EDGE MANUFACTURING INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: EDGE MANUFACTURING INC.
Location: 1120 Mason Circle S., PEVELY, MISSOURI, 63070
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the position of the grinding wheel to ensure that there was a correct gap between the wheel and the steel. His left thumb came in contact with the grinding wheel while it was still rotating, resulting in severe lacerations and a broken knuckle.

Source

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