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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2019065932 · 6/12/2019 · United Roofing Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
United Roofing Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location
861 Finches Ferry Road, EUTAW, ALABAMA, 35462
NAICS
324122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was addressing a break in the paper product on a production line. The employee removed some asphalt-saturated paper from the saturator box. As the employee attempted to remove additional paper from the machinery, the employee's gloved left hand became caught and crushed on a roller. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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