Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at D&W Fine Pack LLC, 1900 Pratt Boulevard, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was working on an extruder when he went into the winder to re-thread the sheet. He asked his helper to position the turret forward to gain access to the sheet roll. When the helper rotated the turret, the employee was caught between the idle roller and the pull roll guard. The injured employee sustained fractured ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersExtruding machinery
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