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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018010662 · 1/20/2018 · Crane Composites

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Crane Composites
Location
8500 C W Post Rd, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a panel/film and tensioner wheel. The employee raided the tensioner wheel set and began pushing the panel/film out of the wheels. The thumb of the his left glove became caught in the tensioner wheel assembly, pulling his hand through the top and bottom wheels. Once his hand travelled through, he was able to free it. His left thumb fractured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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