Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Hycom Inc.
Start: 2/29/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021842 · 2/29/2024 · Hycom Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Hycom Inc.
Location: 374 5th Street, BARBERTON, OHIO, 44203
NAICS: 333611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating the flaring machine. While loading/adjusting a part in the machine, the foot control was activated and the employee's fingers were caught in the clamping mechanism. The employee sustained injuries to their left index and middle fingers requiring a skin graft and stitches, and was hospitalized.

Source

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