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 Universal Forest Products, 444 Samson Blvd, SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning between two CNC machines while they were operating. One of the tables struck the employee, injuring their left arm between the elbow and the hand.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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