Dow Chemical Co.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Dow Chemical Co. | Report ID | 2015064051 |
| Address | 21925 Louisiana 1 | City, State ZIP | PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA 70764 |
| Event Date | June 24, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.26000, -91.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee reached into a packaging scale to clean out polyethylene packaging pellets and the pneumatic gate closed on his right hand.
Incident Summary
On June 24, 2015, a worker at Dow Chemical Co. in PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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