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Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2017031968 · 3/2/2017 · Owens Corning, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Owens Corning, LLC
Location
3700 North Interstate Highway 35 East, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
NAICS
327993
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove paper from between rollers on the manufacturing line. The employee's glove got caught in the rollers pulling her left arm into the rollers resulting in tissue damage to the arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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