EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS—
Cerro Flow Products, LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cerro Flow Products, LLC, 3000 Mississippi Avenue, EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS 62206 on — Fractures , affecting the Hand(s) and wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was polishing a bar on the lathe with sandpaper when the bar wrapped around the employee's glove and pulled it off. The employee sustained fractures to their index finger, wrist, and a knuckle.
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An employee had just finished a maintenance function on the de-burring machine and was in the process of starting it back up. The employee was then caught between the hopper and de-burring table, suffering a crushing injury to the upper left chest, including a fractured scapula and extensive bruising. The employee was hospitalized overnight. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
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An employee was helping to adjust equipment. She tripped as she was walking around the equipment. When she reached out to catch her fall, her right hand entered the point of operation. The equipment activated, pinching and amputating her right pinky finger between the stockholder tab and discharge table.
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