Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Tensar Corporation (Georgia), 1210 CITIZEN PARKWAY, MORROW, GEORGIA 30260
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a machine, removing a material wrap from the nip roller when the employee's left hand was caught in the nip roller, resulting in fractured fingers.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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