← OSHA severe injury reports

Abrasions, scratches

1 hospitalization · 2023010122 · 1/5/2023 · Horween Leather Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Abrasions, scratches

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Horween Leather Company
Location
2015 N. Elston Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60614
NAICS
316110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments to a finishing machine when the powered conveyor pushed his right hand into the rotating brush. The bristles on that brush pulled his right arm at an angle and pushed him against the machine, resulting in an abrasion on the arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown