# Cuts, lacerations at Kronospan USA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018055079` · 5/24/2018 · EASTABOGA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kronospan USA LLC
- **Location:** 1 Kronospan Way, EASTABOGA, ALABAMA, 36260
- **NAICS:** 321219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to un-jam a belt on the machine he operated, using a rod to try to release the belt. His right index finger was caught between the roller and a pin and he sustained a laceration. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*