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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024053861 · 5/2/2024 · Mississippi Polymers, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Mississippi Polymers, INC.
Location
2733 SOUTH HARPER ROAD, CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, 38834
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning rollers with a rag when the rag got caught in the rollers and pulled his arm in, resulting in multiple fractures. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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