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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 20221211234 · 12/29/2022 · Metal-Matic, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
Secondary source
Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Metal-Matic, Inc.
Location
1701 Made Industrial Dr., MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a jib crane to load coils onto a machine. He was helping to guide the coils when one slid back and pinched his hand between the hook/handle and another coil. The employee sustained a crush injury to the right hand and was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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