Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Acorn Manufacturing Co., Inc., 457 School Street, MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 02048
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
A piece of metal was stuck on the conveyor near the shear. An employee climbed onto the moving conveyor to remove the metal and got his leg caught in the conveyor crushing it.
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