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Engineered Profiles, LLC

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker — Fractures — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Engineered Profiles, LLC in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Engineered Profiles, LLC Report ID 2023076872
Address 2141 Fairwood Ave. Building 3 City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207
Event Date July 29, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker Source of Injury Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.92000, -82.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working to hang an adapter on a line in a building. They held the adapter in one hand and held a clamp in the other hand. As the employee was lifting the adapter into the cradle, the adapter slipped from the employee's hand and fell, causing their right hand to be crushed between the clamp and the adapter. The employee sustained a closed fracture of the right index finger.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2023, a worker at Engineered Profiles, LLC in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker, with machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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