Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gerdau Special Steel North America, 5225 Planters Road, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72916
on , Crushing injuries, affecting the pelvis.
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Final narrative
An employee was replacing a hydraulic hose on the product finishing line. The employee walked onto the chamfering table and into a confined space next to the transferring mechanism to fix the hose. The transferring mechanism cycled and crushed the employee between it and the machine, resulting in a crushed pelvis. The chamfering table was not locked out at the time.
HospitalizedPelvisMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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