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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2020010912 · 1/28/2020 · Superior Forge and Steel Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Superior Forge and Steel Corporation
Location
597 Commerce Avenue, NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16101
NAICS
333519
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee had locked a machine out and was preparing for maintenance. The employee was tightening a spanner nut when he bumped the hydraulic oil line. The oil sprayed out of the line and cut the employee's finger, which required 2 stitches and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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