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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2021031903 · 3/2/2021 · deSter Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
deSter Corporation
Location
1200 East Kibby Street, LIMA, OHIO, 45804
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming the inline grinder when his shirt sleeve got caught in the machine. The chain rubbed against his arm, causing a deep laceration to the right forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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