Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Open wounds, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Southern Metal Processing Company, Inc., 130 ALLRED LANE, OXFORD, ALABAMA 36203
on — Open wounds, unspecified, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was trying to move a pressure vessel when it fell over. A stud on the top of the vessel struck and gouged the employee's stomach.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersContainers-pressurized, unspecified
An employee picked up a 300-pound casting using a jib crane and placed it on his work bench. After unhooking it, the employee went to flip the casting when it fell and landed on his hand. The employee sustained a left ring finger fracture and an amputation of the middle fingertip.
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