Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Central Steel Supply Co., Inc.
Start: 9/6/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024098294 · 9/6/2024 · Central Steel Supply Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: Central Steel Supply Co., Inc.
Location: 85 Ames Street, MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, 01752
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was blowing metal chips out of a machine with compressed air from a wand when their hand became caught under a hydraulic clamp. The employee sustained degloving injuries to their little finger and palm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown