Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc.
Start: 8/19/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021087070 · 8/19/2021 · Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc.
Location: 3323 East 82nd Street, MERIDEN, KANSAS, 66512
NAICS: 332323
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A baghouse was being moved using dolly carts. A cart got stuck on a crack in concrete; a forklift was used to lift the baghouse while an employee moved to adjust the cart. The baghouse slipped from the forks and crushed the employee's hand against the cart.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown