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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022065459 · 6/22/2022 · John Boos & Company

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
John Boos & Company
Location
3601 S Banker St, EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS, 62401
NAICS
337110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to clear a board that was stuck in a planer. He was on the conveyor when the planer turned on and his left foot got caught in the rollers, which pulled his left leg into the machine. The employee's leg was crushed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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