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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2020065081 · 6/1/2020 · Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.
Location
Pixelle Specialty Solutions, SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17362
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee torch-cut an expansion joint around a piece of ductwork at a cage mill. After removal of the last piece of expansion joint, the top pipe chute came down and caught the employee's right arm between the top pipe chute and the bottom pipe chute. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the right arm, requiring hospitalization for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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