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Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2019054496 · 5/3/2019 · POLY-AMERICA, L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Wrenches-nonpowered

Employer

Name
POLY-AMERICA, L.P.
Location
13830 Hatcherville Rd, MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS, 77580
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing the speed sensor alignment on a plastic grinder's out-feed blower. A pipe wrench on the blower shaft spun around and caught his hand between the wrench and the blower housing resulting in lacerations to his hand and a crushing injury to his middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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