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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023032600 · 3/23/2023 · L.B. Foster Co

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
L.B. Foster Co
Location
381 Lockheed Street, PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81001
NAICS
488210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning strips of aramid fiber material out of the motorized roller table of an end mill trim machine. His glove was caught in the end mill's rotating bits, which pulled his hand into the machine. He suffered a laceration and a broken knuckle on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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