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Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024109540 · 10/14/2024 · Talladega Foundry & Mach Co

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Talladega Foundry & Mach Co
Location
726 Stone Avenue, TALLADEGA, ALABAMA, 35160
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was breaking and detaching iron castings from a runner machine. One of the castings jammed and he reached to hold the casting with his left hand when his little finger was pinched between the casting and the runner, resulting in crush injuries.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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