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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015118658 · 11/16/2015 · PRESIDENT CONTAINER GROUP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
PRESIDENT CONTAINER GROUP
Location
290 BALLARD ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK, 10940
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a machine using a rag. The rag got caught in a nip point, and the employee's right hand was pulled into the machine. He was hospitalized with injuries to his palm and three middle fingers. The machine was running and unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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