Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at American Maplan Corporation
Start: 11/30/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221110435 · 11/30/2022 · American Maplan Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: American Maplan Corporation
Location: 823 S Bypass Rd, MCPHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
NAICS: 333249
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reaching under the base of a plastic extrusion machine to adjust the leveling foot. The leveling foot broke and the extruder platform fell on the employee's right forearm, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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