Fractures

Name: Fractures at American Fuel Cells & Coated Fabrics Co.
Start: 4/27/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043654 · 4/27/2022 · American Fuel Cells & Coated Fabrics Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: American Fuel Cells & Coated Fabrics Co.
Location: 601 Firestone Drive, MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS, 71753
NAICS: 336413
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a calender machine. The material that was being run through the calender became misaligned and the employee tried to correct it. The employee's gloved left hand was pulled into the machine and crushed between two rollers, causing fractures.

Source

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