Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Distribution Center
Start: 12/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211204 · 12/7/2023 · Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Distribution Center
Location: 3101 East I-20, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79766
NAICS: 452990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on the merge when they heard a squeaky noise coming from a conveyor. When the employee investigated the conveyor noise, her left hand was pulled between the roller and conveyor under the conveyor belt resulting in a laceration to the hand/wrist and hypoesthesia of the skin.

Source

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