DIAMOND ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORP

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — ELEANOR, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DIAMOND ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORP in ELEANOR, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer DIAMOND ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORP Report ID 2020010054
Address SR 62 ELEANOR INDUSTRIAL PARK City, State ZIP ELEANOR, WEST VIRGINIA 25070
Event Date January 3, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 336322 Inspection # 1454913
GPS Coordinates 38.54000, -81.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing an assembly machine. The turntable activated and his arm was trapped in the machine and broken.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2020, a worker at DIAMOND ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORP in ELEANOR, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with product assembly machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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