Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Carpenter Co, 2611 North General Bruce Drive, TEMPLE, TEXAS 76501
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was removing debris from a machine roller when his right hand got pulled between two larger rollers, resulting in crush injuries to his right fingers, hand, and forearm.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.Machinery, unspecified
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