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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024065299 · 6/15/2024 · Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Furnaces, heaters
Secondary source
Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders

Employer

Name
Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC
Location
1 Steel Drive, CALVERT, ALABAMA, 36513
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee replaced a hydraulic hose on a hydraulic cylinder that is used to close the furnace doors. The employee was testing the machine and went to adjust or fix the hose when his right arm was caught between the cylinder and the frame of the furnace. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured distal ulnar shaft.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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