Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Name: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Air Flow Products, Inc.
Start: 11/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241111011 · 11/27/2024 · Air Flow Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Air Flow Products, Inc.
Location: 24 Park Avenue, HUEYTOWN, ALABAMA, 35023
NAICS: 333415
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 27, 2024, an employee was crimping a 4 x 21-inch light-gauge steel sheet tube. She was clearing a jam when the foot pedal was pressed and the machine cycled, crushing her right index and middle fingertips between the crimper and the metal tube.

Source

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