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Continental Casting, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Avulsions, enucleations — MONROE CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Continental Casting, LLC in MONROE CITY, MISSOURI
Employer Continental Casting, LLC Report ID 2017021858
Address 801 Second Street City, State ZIP MONROE CITY, MISSOURI 63456
Event Date February 28, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Industry (NAICS) 331521 Inspection # 1213867
GPS Coordinates 39.65000, -91.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was de-burring a piece of flat steel on the abrasive disc sander when his hand was pulled in behind the tool rest, trapping his left thumb between the piece of steel and the abrasive disc. The top of his left thumb was sanded down to the bone.

Incident Summary

On February 28, 2017, a worker at Continental Casting, LLC in MONROE CITY, MISSOURI suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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