Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mannington Mills, Inc. , 1421 Amtico Rd., MADISON, GEORGIA 30650
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working in a winding station and applying tape to a cardboard core (on a rotating spindle). The employee's gloved hand made contact with the double sided tape pulling her arm into the spindle. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the arm and ribs resulting in hospitalization.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Winders, unwinders
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