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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024043182 · 4/11/2024 · Lowe Manufacturing Co., LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary drills, milling machinery
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Lowe Manufacturing Co., LLC
Location
18903 High Point Drive, VIOLA, WISCONSIN, 54664
NAICS
333111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a drill press to drill an auger pipe. While removing a metal chip, the employee's left glove was caught by the drill bit. The employee sustained lacerations to the left arm, fractures to both bones of the forearm, and a dislocated finger. The employee was hospitalized. The drill press was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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