OXFORD, MASSACHUSETTS—
Chase Coporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Chase Coporation, 24 Dana Road, OXFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01540 on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee had just seamed two rolls of fabric together and started a fabric coating machine. He was attempting to clean accumulated latex material off one of the tension rollers when his left forearm was pulled into the machine, fracturing it.
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