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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024054158 · 5/11/2024 · TW Metals Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary source
Conveyors roller, wheel

Employer

Name
TW Metals Company
Location
235 Tubeway Drive, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were moving 5'' x 1'' x 20' metal tubes from a forklift to a nonpowered rolling conveyor when their right hand became caught between the rollers and a tube. They sustained fractures to their ring and middle fingers requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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