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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018099923 · 9/25/2018 · Colgate Palmolive Company

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
Reaming machines

Employer

Name
Colgate Palmolive Company
Location
8800 Guernsey Industrial Blvd., CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, 43725
NAICS
325611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a bottle jam from a trimmer reamer when the machine cycled and the employee's hand was caught in the machinery, fracturing four fingers and severely lacerating his hand and fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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