Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jindal Films Americas LLC, 411 Pegasus Parkway, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA 30240
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting a manual cut back on an extrusion line. His sleeve became caught between the film and the plastic core. The employee sustained a broken left forearm, a dislocated left ankle, and damage to the left eye socket.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Extruding machinery
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