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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019055483 · 5/31/2019 · Katoen Natie Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Katoen Natie Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
Location
3000 Old Chemstrand Rd, CANTONMENT, FLORIDA, 32533
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 31, 2019, an employee was clearing a jammed bag from the bagging machine sealer when his right middle and ring fingers were caught between the transfer belt and the bagging machine's shaft. He sustained a laceration to both his right middle and ring fingers and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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