Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Cuts and abrasions or bruises
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Inteplast Group, 101 Inteplast Boulevard, LOLITA, TEXAS 77971
on — Cuts and abrasions or bruises, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
On 2-9-17, at 2:30 p.m., an employee was removing a film wrap from a metal chill roller when he was caught in the equipment, suffering lacerations, contusions, and abrasions.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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