Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures and burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aerolite LLC, 4605 Lake Park Rd, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44512
on — Fractures and burns, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating an extrusion press when a part got caught at the cooling table. The employee went to retrieve the part when they were struck by the returning puller. The employee sustained a left femur fracture, bilateral leg lacerations, and bilateral wrist burns.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Extruding machinery
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