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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 20211211146 · 12/29/2021 · Anderson & Son, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Trailers

Employer

Name
Anderson & Son, Inc.
Location
2205 Lincolnton Rd., WASHINGTON, GEORGIA, 30673
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was under a trailer, looking for damage or loose parts in its walking floor mechanism. The walking floor was engaged while the employee's right hand was on a stationary cross-member. Their hand was caught between the stationary member and the member that moved the floor. The top of the hand was crushed resulting in injury to the whole hand, except the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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