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National Gypsum Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures and dislocations — PRYOR, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at National Gypsum Company in PRYOR, OKLAHOMA
Employer National Gypsum Company Report ID 2015085902
Address 4189 Hunt Street City, State ZIP PRYOR, OKLAHOMA 74361
Event Date August 18, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Secondary Source Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1088082
GPS Coordinates 36.31000, -95.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the shower line (high pressure water line) in the liner head box on the wet end of a paper machine. He stood up to get out of the box as someone from maintenance began to move the crane and got caught between the crane bridge and the liner head box lid. He broke his ribs and left forearm and dislocated his sternum.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2015, a worker at National Gypsum Company in PRYOR, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures and dislocations to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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