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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015129258 · 12/8/2015 · Menards Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Menards Distribution Center
Location
4860 Menards Drive, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54703
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a chain drive, lubricating it with a rag. The rag became entangled in the chain, drawing the employee's hand into the sprocket. The employee injured four right-hand fingers and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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