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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 20191010973 · 10/21/2019 · W.W. Williams Company LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Transmission-vehicle

Employer

Name
W.W. Williams Company LLC
Location
3535 Parkway Lane, HILLIARD, OHIO, 43026
NAICS
811111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to install a transmission in a clutch assembly. The transmission would not go into the clutch due to a plate that had moved. When the clutch was unbolted, its weight caused it to fall and crush his right middle finger against the flywheel housing.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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