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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017032536 · 3/20/2017 · LG Hausys America, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Miscellaneous machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
LG Hausys America, Inc.
Location
310 LG DRIVE SE, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
NAICS
336360
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 20, 2017, at approximately 6:30 p.m., an employee was guiding a sample leather sheet through the roller machine. The employee's hands were pulled into the machine and caught between the top and lower rollers resulting in a fractured right thumb and fractured metacarpals in both hands including lacerations, abrasions and contusions to both hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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