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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 20201010331 · 10/30/2020 · MACK CONCRETE INDUSTRIES, INC.

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
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
MACK CONCRETE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location
23902 COUNTY ROAD 561, ASTATULA, FLORIDA, 34705
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bending rebar on a rod bender machine. The machine malfunctioned causing the bender to jerk back and forth. The employee grabbed the rebar and his right thumb was crushed between the rebar and the bender stop.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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