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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024075976 · 7/3/2024 · Shummi US 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 unspecified
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Shummi US LLC
Location
951 Nicholas Boulevard, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the air pressure of the injection molding machine when a reciprocating part of the machine lacerated the top of his forearm. The employee sustained a laceration about 3 inches long resulting in injured tendons and a fractured bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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