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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2019088386 · 8/14/2019 · West Memphis Steel & Pipe, LLC

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
Brake presses

Employer

Name
West Memphis Steel & Pipe, LLC
Location
1101 Thompson Ave, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, 72301
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was forming pieces of material at a press brake. Two fingers on his right hand were crushed between the material and the punch of the brake.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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