Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Swisher International, Inc.
Start: 6/21/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065513 · 6/21/2016 · Swisher International, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Swisher International, Inc.
Location: 459 E. 16th St., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32206
NAICS: 312229
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was performing maintenance on the PMB SUK Cigar Over Roll Machine when he accidentally hit the jog switch which turns on the machine. His right hand was then caught between the wrapping device and the wrapper die roller assembly. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair the laceration and fracture to his right hand.

Source

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