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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2023087496 · 8/16/2023 · Eaton Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Eaton Corporation
Location
4200 Hwy 30 East, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, 68847
NAICS
336370
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a jet wheel blaster and putting dies into the machine when their thumb was caught between the moving table and a fixed part. The employee sustained a crush injury to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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