Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amcor, Inc., 192 Quality Dr., THOMSON, GEORGIA 30824
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee suffered an injury when his feet and body were pulled through the rollers of the unfolder machine. The employee's feet were tangled on plastic that was on the floor. When the employee reversed the machine, his feet were pulled into it.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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