Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Aerotek
Start: 12/13/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211210691 · 12/13/2021 · Aerotek

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Aerotek
Location: Morton Industries, LLC, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76137
NAICS: 561311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a pallet wrapper. The employee was pushing the rotating ring by hand when it caught his glove. His right hand was pulled into the drive wheel, which removed the skin from the tips of his middle and ring fingers.

Source

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