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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010474 · 1/17/2024 · kirby-smith machinery

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ears and facial region unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Excavators
Secondary source
Lubricating fluids

Employer

Name
kirby-smith machinery
Location
121 Chessen Lane, ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62002
NAICS
532490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on an excavator track. He was heating a part when hardened grease particulate struck his face, causing his face to contact the bottom side of the moving track. The employee suffered injuries to his eye, nose, and cheek that included lacerations and multiple broken facial bones that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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