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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024043238 · 4/13/2024 · The ESAB Group, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Lathes
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
The ESAB Group, Inc.
Location
1500 Karen Lane, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
NAICS
333992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was using a lathe to smooth down rough areas on a shaft using a piece of sandpaper/emery cloth. During the process, the employee's right glove became entangled in the lathe pulling their glove, hand, and arm into the lathe and onto the shaft. The employee sustained fractures to the wrist and arm and soft tissue damage.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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