Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Panduit Corp.
Start: 11/25/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110948 · 11/25/2024 · Panduit Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Tables, desks, work surfaces

Employer

Name: Panduit Corp.
Location: 16530 W. 163rd Street, LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS, 60441
NAICS: 335999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a 62-pound insert into a mold on the toolroom table. The insert got stuck when the employee pushed it into position. The employee tapped on it with a mallet and the insert fell onto his left index and middle fingers. Both fingers were fractured and severely lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

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