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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016109497 · 10/8/2016 · Borden Dairy Plant

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, n.e.c.
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
Borden Dairy Plant
Location
5327 S. Lamar Street, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75215
NAICS
311511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was watching bottles go down the trimmer line to make sure the blow molds were working correctly. When the employee attempted to remove a bottle, the trimmer engaged and hit the employee's hand, lacerating and crushing it. The guard was in place at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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