Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Kohl's Department Store
Start: 3/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032235 · 3/14/2016 · Kohl's Department Store

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Kohl's Department Store
Location: 2015 North I-35 East, DESOTO, TEXAS, 75115
NAICS: 452111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hanging an oil drip pan on one of the gear boxes next to the conveyor when his glove became caught on the conveyor roller. His right hand was pulled under the belt toward the drive motor, resulting in a deep laceration.

Source

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