Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NATIONAL MILL MAINTENANCE, LLC, 4390 East Main Street, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72315
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck.
Final narrative
An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck Chips, pellets metal
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