West Rock
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
| Employer | West Rock | Report ID | 2015107945 |
| Address | 6200 N I35E | City, State ZIP | WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165 |
| Event Date | October 23, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Shredders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.40000, -96.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee got a finger caught in the shredder machine while unjamming it.
Incident Summary
On October 23, 2015, a worker at West Rock in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with shredders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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