PRYOR, OKLAHOMA—
American Castings, LLC
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at American Castings, LLC, 5265 Hunt Street, PRYOR, OKLAHOMA 74361 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking back to his work area after dumping a trash can into a hopper when a forklift backed up onto the employee's left foot and fractured it.
More severe injuries at American Castings, LLC
PRYOR, OKLAHOMA—
American Castings, LLC
An employee noticed a block was out of place under the weighted mold frame. The employee used another block to push the block out and replace it. When the block came out, the frame came down on his right ring and little fingers. The employee sustained a fracture and partial amputation to the ring fingertip.
PRYOR, OKLAHOMA—
American Castings, LLC
An employee was checking the alignment of a core box. The box closed on the employee's right hand, breaking the ring finger and a metacarpal.
PRYOR, OKLAHOMA—
American Castings, LLC
An employee was cleaning sand off the rollover stop block on a molding machine. His right middle fingertip was crushed, necessitating a surgical amputation.
PRYOR, OKLAHOMA—
AMERICAN CASTINGS, LLC
An iron casting fell off a hook and hit an employee's shoulder, breaking it.
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