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American Fibrex

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — JOPLIN, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Fibrex in JOPLIN, MISSOURI
Employer American Fibrex Report ID 20181213027
Address 1220 NW Murphy Blvd City, State ZIP JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64801
Event Date December 19, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Crowbars
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327993 Inspection # 1368380
GPS Coordinates 37.09000, -94.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading insulation into pans to go into the oven. The molds jammed and the employee used a crowbar to unjam the molds. When the jam cleared, the crowbar broke loose and struck the employee in the face causing damage to an eye socket.

Incident Summary

On December 19, 2018, a worker at American Fibrex in JOPLIN, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with crowbars identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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