OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221453137
LESLIE'S POOLMART, INC.
ONTARIO, CA·
Event description
Employee crushes hand in power-operated press
Investigation abstract
Leslie's Poolmart, Inc. is a retailer of swimming pool products. At 2:45 p.m. on December 20, 2021, an employee, a mechanic, was in the process of unjamming a power-operated press. The employee reached into a moving part of the press with his left hand while the press was on. The employee's supervisor was in the nearby area and came to the assistance of the employee. The employee sustained a crushing injury to his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 549
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