CHAMPION COOLER CORPORATION

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - DENISON, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at CHAMPION COOLER CORPORATION in DENISON, Texas
Employer CHAMPION COOLER CORPORATION
Address 1724 S. Scullin Ave.
City, State ZIP DENISON, Texas 75020
Report ID 2016021041
Event Date February 3, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Forearm(s)
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) 333415
Inspection # 1123762
GPS Coordinates 33.74761, -96.54809

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Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the trough machine. The guard was removed to ensure the machine was operating properly. One of the troughs fell out of the machine and activated the micro-switch, which activated the machine cycle. The employee's left forearm was caught and injured in the machine.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2016, a worker at CHAMPION COOLER CORPORATION in DENISON, Texas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the forearm(s). 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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