← OSHA severe injury reports

Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010904 · 1/29/2024 · McMaster-Carr Supply Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Location
600 N. County Line Road, ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, 60126
NAICS
423840
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a tape machine. As the employee tried to remove tape that was wrapped around a roller, their hand was caught between a roller and a conveyor belt. The employee's right index finger was crushed and fractured. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown