Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Trelleborg Coated Systems US, Inc., 152 Bethany Rd, MONSON, MASSACHUSETTS 01057
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
On 10/23/2019, an employee was rewinding material and pressing material down when their fingers were pulled into the rewind roller. The employee sustained a broken left forearm.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Winders, unwinders
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