Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JELD-WEN INC, 902 N HILLCREST DR, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS 75482
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the applicator rolls on the outfeed side of the glue spreader using a rag. The rag got caught in the rollers, pulling his left arm into the machine. The employee suffered compartment syndrome of the left arm and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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