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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022043066 · 4/6/2022 · American Cap Company, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
American Cap Company, LLC
Location
15 Church Street, WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 16161
NAICS
332919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press. Their left hand got caught in the die when the machine cycled resulting in crush injuries to the hand that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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