Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Sunbelt Pool Products, LLC.
Start: 8/4/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087088 · 8/4/2023 · Sunbelt Pool Products, LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Stacking machinery
Secondary source: Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords

Employer

Name: Sunbelt Pool Products, LLC.
Location: 71 Hargrove Grade, PALM COAST, FLORIDA, 32137
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a glue gun to glue a box top that was extended into a palletizer machine. The cord of the glue gun got caught and was drawn into the palletizer mast, pulling in employee's hand in. They sustained a crush injury to the hand and wrist.

Source

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