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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024053853 · 5/2/2024 · Alstom

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Bending, crimping machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Alstom
Location
1501 Lebanon Church Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15236
NAICS
334519
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the bottom die on a hydraulic power crimper. Their left thumb was crushed between the two die components when the crimper engaged, resulting in thumb fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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