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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2017098675 · 9/10/2017 · Encore Wire Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Milling machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Encore Wire Corporation
Location
1329 Millwood Road, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75069
NAICS
335929
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing out a roller for a steel band on the drive mechanism of a rod mill when the machine caught his glove and pulled his hand into the roller. Friction from the roller caused a burn and pulled some of his skin off.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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