Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at MooreCo, Inc.
Start: 5/14/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015052857 · 5/14/2015 · MooreCo, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: MooreCo, Inc.
Location: 2885 Lorraine Avenue, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76501
NAICS: 337127
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the rollers of a Walco glue applicator and applying cellophane when his sleeve got caught. The machine pulled his right arm into the rollers, causing a degloving injury to the skin on his wrist and shoulder.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown