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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016053841 · 5/5/2016 · Homer Laughlin China Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Homer Laughlin China Company
Location
672 Fiesta Drive, NEWELL, WEST VIRGINIA, 26050
NAICS
327112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 5, 2016, at approximately 6:30pm, an employee was injured after being cut by a mold carrier tray. With a guard removed, the employee reached into the machine and the machine pulled him in, resulting in lacerations to the arm and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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