Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EXPANDED SOLUTIONS LLC, 300 NORTH WEWOKA AVE., WEWOKA, OKLAHOMA 74884
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a leveler machine. He was aligning the machine lid to put it back on, holding the lid with his right hand and his left hand was on the machine in a pinch point. As he was aligning the lid, it fell onto his left hand. The employee sustained broken bones and damage to blood vessels and nerves to his left ring and pinky fingers. The employee was admitted to the hospital and had surgery to pin the bones in his fingers.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
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