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Mid Continent Steel and Wire, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mid Continent Steel and Wire, Inc. in POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
Employer Mid Continent Steel and Wire, Inc. Report ID 2017032746
Address 2700 Central Avenue City, State ZIP POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI 63901
Event Date March 26, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332618 Inspection # 1220918
GPS Coordinates 36.73000, -90.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a plastic strip collator when her right forearm was caught in the orientation wheel, lacerating and fracturing it. The machine was running and unguarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2017, a worker at Mid Continent Steel and Wire, Inc. in POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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