OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221442049
WEITZ INDUSTRIAL, LLC
WATERLOO, IA·
Event description
Employee receives crush injuries to fingers when struck by b
Investigation abstract
At 6:15 p.m. on February 22, 2022, an employee assisted in assembling a shaft into a gear box. While working the shaft slipped into the gear box and crushed two of the employee's fingers between the gear box and bearing housing. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat the unspecified, crush injuries to two fingers.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 544
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