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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019077626 · 7/25/2019 · A. J. Oster, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
A. J. Oster, LLC
Location
457 Warwick Industrial Drive, WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, 02886
NAICS
331529
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was engaging in metal-working operations, handling a large coil of metal. A hydraulic holding bar came down to secure the coil prior to the machine performing its work. The metal holder came down onto his right thumb, causing a broken bone and laceration to the right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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