OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672659
CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY
WATERLOO, IA—
Event description
LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CRUSHED BY ROLLERS
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was pushing a 2-inch by 14-inch piece of metal through three rollers . The right side of the metal caught his gloved hand and pulled it into the roll ers. This resulted in the crushing of employee #1's left little finger. He was h ospitalized for his injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 2
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