Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Planters Cotton Oil Mill, 2901 Planters Drive, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71601
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was changing out the saw cylinder on a de-linter machine when a helper accidentally bumped the hydraulic lever that controls the door. The door closed on the employee's right index finger, causing deep lacerations that required surgery and hospitalization.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedTextile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
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