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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 20191112136 · 11/22/2019 · Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Lathes, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc.
Location
2901 East Lake Road, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16531
NAICS
336510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using sand paper to manually finish a part on a lathe. The employee's glove got caught on the spinning lathe and pulled his arm into the lathe. The employee was hospitalized for an injury to his right hand and lower forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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