Fractures

Name: Fractures at Republic Wire, Inc.
Start: 12/1/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211010 · 12/1/2023 · Republic Wire, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: Republic Wire, Inc.
Location: 5525 Union Center Drive, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
NAICS: 331421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the lift table of the automated take-up mechanism on the jacket extrusion line. He was able to get the table to raise up, at which point it engaged and lowered. The employee's leg was pinned between the lift table and the concrete floor. His ankle was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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