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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2023076550 · 7/21/2023 · Falcon Plastics

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Falcon Plastics
Location
605 7th Street Southwest, MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57042
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a skiving machine on long pieces of foam when excess plastic became caught around the rollers. The employee went to clear the plastic when his right hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in a crush injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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