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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2019077816 · 7/31/2019 · Powers Holdings Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Jackhammers-powered

Employer

Name
Powers Holdings Inc.
Location
3312 Lakeshore Dr., SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, 53081
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a remote-controlled, vehicle-mounted jackhammer to demolish an oven. While the employee was removing debris built up near the hammer, the hammer head crushed his left hand against the floor, injuring his index finger and thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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