Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advance Services, Inc., 711 North Bower Rd, MACOMB, ILLINOIS 61455
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was starting a parts washer in the heat treat area. The parts washer had been loaded and the door was closing when he attempted to reposition the washer's shroud. The door then came down on his right hand, fracturing several bones.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedWashers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
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