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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 20201211548 · 12/9/2020 · Custom Nonwoven, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Custom Nonwoven, Inc
Location
1015 Munsford Drive, NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI, 38652
NAICS
313230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at a bale breaker when one of two chains on the right side of the machine popped up. He was trying to put it back on when his left hand was caught and injured between a chain and a sprocket. The machine was not guarded and was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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