Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Name: Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Fromm Family Foods, LLC
Start: 5/22/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020054789 · 5/22/2020 · Fromm Family Foods, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Fromm Family Foods, LLC
Location: N2117 Columbus-Fall River Road, COLUMBUS, WISCONSIN, 53925
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean a conveyor belt on a bag flattener. The employee's arms were pulled into the nip point between the belt and an idler pulley, causing arm contusions, abrasions, and potential soft tissue damage.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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