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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2020109916 · 10/19/2020 · Berlin Foundry & Machine Company, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
Berlin Foundry & Machine Company, LLC
Location
489 Goebel St., BERLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03570
NAICS
333512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on an industrial lathe when the tail stock on a 17,000-pound reel spool broke and the spool dropped onto his leg, crushing it. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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