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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017087793 · 8/14/2017 · TENSION ENVELOPE CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

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

Employer

Name
TENSION ENVELOPE CORPORATION
Location
5900 Tension Dr., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76112
NAICS
322232
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to guide paper through a machine when the employee's right pinky finger was caught and smashed in the sprocket at the entrance to the drying run of the machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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