Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Universal Forest Products, Inc., 444 Sansom Rd., SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a drill press. His glove was caught while he was cleaning sawdust off the machine. The employee sustained a severe laceration to his hand.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedDrills-stationary
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