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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022065689 · 6/29/2022 · HEXPOL Compounding Kennedale Texas

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
HEXPOL Compounding Kennedale Texas
Location
635 Tower Drive, KENNEDALE, TEXAS, 76060
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding rubber back into a vertical rubber calender when their right hand was caught in a nip point between calender rolls. The hand and fingers were crushed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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