National Gypsum Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures and dislocations - PRYOR, Oklahoma
| Employer | National Gypsum Company |
| Address | 4189 Hunt Street |
| City, State ZIP | PRYOR, Oklahoma 74361 |
| Report ID | 2015085902 |
| 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 |
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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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