Mississippi Polymers, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Mississippi Polymers, INC. | Report ID | 2016076908 |
| Address | 2733 SOUTH HARPER ROAD | City, State ZIP | CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI 38834 |
| Event Date | July 28, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(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) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1167210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.90000, -88.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a blender with the air-actuated discharge valve open for cleaning inside the blender. The employee's right hand was inside the opening with a rag. The switch that opened and closed the valve was bumped, and the valve gate closed on her right hand. The injury was just above the knuckles. She was hospitalized for surgery.
Incident Summary
On July 28, 2016, a worker at Mississippi Polymers, INC. in CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), except finger(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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