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Pacific Manufacturing Ohio

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Blindness, low vision — FAIRFIELD, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pacific Manufacturing Ohio in FAIRFIELD, OHIO
Employer Pacific Manufacturing Ohio Report ID 20201111228
Address 8955 Seward Rd. City, State ZIP FAIRFIELD, OHIO 45011
Event Date November 30, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Blindness, low vision Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336399 Inspection # 1505531
GPS Coordinates 39.33000, -84.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a bind between a coil of steel and a coil guide. The guide dropped down and its handle struck the employee in the eye. The employee was hospitalized and lost vision in the left eye.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2020, a worker at Pacific Manufacturing Ohio in FAIRFIELD, OHIO suffered blindness, low vision to the eye(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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