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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024021542 · 2/19/2024 · Eastern Wholesale Fence Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Eastern Wholesale Fence Co., Inc.
Location
301 Scott Avenue, CALVERTON, NEW YORK, 11933
NAICS
423390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a notching machine. The bottom piece of the machine caught the employee's right little finger, causing an open fracture to the finger. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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