Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Clopay Corporation
Start: 6/15/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065542 · 6/15/2020 · Clopay Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper extremities, unspecified
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Clopay Corporation
Location: 1400 W Market Street, TROY, OHIO, 45373
NAICS: 321911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning glue from the roller of a glue machine when the employee's hand was caught in the roller, resulting in torn ligaments. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown