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Cuts and abrasions or bruises

1 hospitalization · 2015010476 · 1/14/2015 · JAYHAWK BOXES, INC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
JAYHAWK BOXES, INC
Location
1150 S UNION, FREMONT, NEBRASKA, 68025
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was checking the ink level on a print department machine without shutting it down. As the employee reached in to check the ink tray, the employee's shirt was pulled into a roller or shaft. The employee's left arm and shoulder were subsequently pulled into the machine. The employee was able to pull the arm free, but suffered lacerations to the left arm and injured the shoulder. The employee was transported to Freemont Medical Center and then transferred to a hospital in Omaha.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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