Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC.
Start: 12/8/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211520 · 12/8/2020 · NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, 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: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC.
Location: 312 HEREFORD AVENUE, STERLING, COLORADO, 80751
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were placing steel on a die press when the machine cycled and one of the employee's hands were crushed by the 4,000-pound press, resulting in crushed thumbs and index fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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