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Cuts, lacerations

2 hospitalizations · 20171110789 · 11/9/2017 · G.S. Liquid Technologies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
G.S. Liquid Technologies, LLC
Location
601 Industrial, CLEBURNE, TEXAS, 76033
NAICS
339991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 11/09/2017, an employee was operating a blow mold machine when it jammed. The employee was trying to unjam it when the machine crushed and lacerated the right index finger. On 11/21/2017, an employee was operating a capper machine when it jammed. She was trying to unjam it when her sleeve was caught on a moving part, pulling her right arm into the machine and fracturing it. Note to user: This record contains two separate events that were reported simultaneously to OSHA by the employer. These events are captured as one report.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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