Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at VALCO, INC.
Start: 3/10/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032218 · 3/10/2023 · VALCO, INC.

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, n.e.c.
Source: Punch presses

Employer

Name: VALCO, INC.
Location: 417 N. 4th St., COLDWATER, OHIO, 45828
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was training new operators on a mechanical punch press. As the employee reached for a bolt inside the die, the press cycled and both their hands were caught/crushed in the press.

Source

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