Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gateway Packaging Co, 20 Central Industrial Dr, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS 62040
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a lamination roller with a rag. The employee's right hand and the rag were caught between the two rollers, and the hand was crushed.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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