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GENERAL MOTORS

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Crushing injuries — WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GENERAL MOTORS in WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI
Employer GENERAL MOTORS Report ID 2019055488
Address 1500 East Route A City, State ZIP WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI 63385
Event Date May 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 336211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.82000, -90.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a slow-flow valve while resting his free hand on the H block. As he was tuning the valve, his finger was caught and crushed by the H block.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2019, a worker at GENERAL MOTORS in WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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